On Monday, July 9, 2018 at 9:43:38 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Monday, July 9, 2018 at 11:05:10 AM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >
> > They are doing this so Gary sees no more turtles suffering from them
> >
> > https://www.npr.org/2018/07/09/62722...plastic-straws
> > http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...709-story.html
> > Though plastic drinking straws have become one of the more high-profile
> > issues environmentally, they make up only about 4% of the plastic trash
> > by number of pieces, and far less by weight. Straws add up to about
> > 2,000 tons of the nearly 9 million tons of plastic waste that ends up in
> > waters around the globe each year.
> >
> >
> I don't partake of anything Starbucks offers but I appreciate a straw with
> whatever fountain drink I get at whatever establishment.

I rarely drink anything besides water in a restaurant. If the
glass comes with a straw, the first thing I do is remove the
straw. It's just a waste for them to provide it to me.

Cindy Hamilton