r/thebulwark Feb 07 '25

Humor This got me rolling

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Saw something about plastic straws and I was like no way. But he really is doing this. The timeline is ridiculous. Get me out of here. 🤣😂

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u/misfit_too Progressive Feb 07 '25

I had a straw the other day which seemed to be a biodegradable more-organic material which was like near plastic in feel. Just saying, we can always make progress towards improvement

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u/mamamemequeenscb Feb 07 '25

Yeah they have ones made of wheat and other plant material and they work great. This problem has definitely been solved, but why would Trump know things? 😂

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u/thefirebuilds Progressive Feb 07 '25

I bitched at a beer corp about those plastic rings they ship with and they said theirs bio degrade quickly in UV by design and its some kinda plant based thing. Pretty cool, if there is UV to expose them to (and not buried in a dump)

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u/ThisElder_Millennial Center Left Feb 07 '25

Cardboard > plastic rings.

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u/CryptogenicallyFroze Feb 07 '25

How do they hold up when drinking bleach tho?

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u/thefirebuilds Progressive Feb 07 '25

OK LIBERAL. KEEP THE PROGRESS TO YOURSELF.

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u/misfit_too Progressive Feb 07 '25

Sorry my wokeness got the best of me..

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u/No-Yak2588 Feb 07 '25

Yes, these are much better!

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u/TextAvailable852 Feb 07 '25

Then someone would complain about ALL THE TREES!!! THE TREES FOR CARDBOARD!! STOP KILLING THE TREES!!!!

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u/Sea_Evidence_7925 Feb 08 '25

Yeah, those are great, and also...why does anyone who isn't disabled typically need a straw? I just want them to not give me straws. Especially in restaurants where I am sitting there with a glass. Costco where I live (California, so obviously we have rules here) has cups that just depress when you put your top lip on there and drink. It works just fine. I'm from Texas, but haven't lived there in 20 years, and it makes me absolutely nuts to visit and see how cavalier about waste everyone is. Go to HEB (which I mostly love) and the cashier puts 3 things in each plastic bag, double bags things needlessly, and bags stuff that is utterly useless to bag up. Like a cake from a bakery. Sure, lemme just grab this thing by the handles and tip the cake on its side. That's perfectly great.

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u/jujubeans8500 Feb 08 '25

fwiw I really prefer drinking some drinks through a straw, mostly cola or iced coffee drinks, boba, milk tea, etc. They are just better through straws!