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Plastic Straws Aren't The Problem
« on: August 25, 2018, 10:45:11 AM »
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  • Society is getting all up-in-arms over plastic straws and how they're ruining our environment, after a photo of a turtle with a straw up its nose went viral.  Maybe it just has a coke problem?  :)

    In reality, if we dumped every plastic straw we consume in a year into the ocean, it would account for 0.03% of the plastic waste.  The real culprit?  46% of the garbage patch in the ocean is from fishing nets!  source

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    Re: Plastic Straws Aren't The Problem
    « Reply #1 on: August 27, 2018, 03:11:34 PM »
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  • This article claims cigarette butts are the single biggest source of waste: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/plastic-straw-ban-cigarette-butts-are-single-greatest-source-ocean-n903661