Paper Straws/Plastic straws which is bettter?

We all know that plastic straws are harmful to sea animals such as sea turtles. There are many pros and cons to both plastic and paper straws. 

 

 The advantages of paper straws are they take 2-6 weeks to decompose but paper straws soon become very soggy and you eventually have to throw away your unfinished drink or get a new straw. If a movie theater has paper straws then you would be having to get up and go out of your movie once the paper straw becomes soggy and you cannot suck anything up anymore. That honestly is just a waste and is not good for landfills. Paper straws cause more pollution in landfills and they can also be unsafe with toxins.  Paper straws are the most common solution however they are not the best alternative. 



Plastic straws take up to 200 years to decompose. Many cities on the east and west coast have banned plastic straws. Paper straws are the most common solution however they are not the best alternative. Plastic straws I feel have more benefits to it such as not having a soggy straw and having to replace it every 10-20 minutes. 

 

I personally believe that we should use plastic straws rather then paper ones only because there are better alternatives to it rather than sucking out of a soggy straw.

Which do you prefer?

What do you think is best for the environment?

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  •  I think that it depends on what we are talking about. Paper straws are definitely better for the environment, but for personal use, plastic straws work so much better than paper straws. Personally, I think that paper straws are the best, however, I think that finding a way to keep the straw hard is the challenging part. 

  • I think that paper straws are better for the environment but overall i would much rather have plastic straws. If you are drinking with paper straws they become soggy and fall apart and then you have to watste another straw just to drink one drink. 

    • I agree, pladtic have a little more benifits then paper straws do. 

  • I like plastic straws more becuase they dont get soggy like paper plates. I understand paper straws are better for the environment but plastic straws are way more convenient in my opinion.

  • I personally like plastic straws more than paper due to them getting soggy after a while. I know that plastic straws kill a lot of marine life but what about the 5.25 trillion pieces of other trash out in the ocean too. People may look at paper straws as a step in making our environment cleaner. 

    • Thats true I feel like plastic starws don't really have a big impact in the environmnet like other and more harmful things do. 

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