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Originally Posted by milomilo
Who cares if it came out the earth? All the reporting says a paper straw uses more energy to create than a plastic one (and that's probably true for any other packaging), and while it might be possible to compost some of the paper packaging, the majority of it will go in a landfill along with the plastic stuff where it will stay forever.
The impact of either packaging on the climate is going to be negligible, but seeing as the paper is marginally worse, it should not be seen as a win. Especially considering it contains food, including beef, that uses far more CO2 to make. The whole war on plastics thing is an ignorance fueled distraction.
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I disagree. Power usage aside (can be renewable anyway), plastic stays around almost forever, and is having unpredictable impacts on our ecosystem (see: garbage island).
Paper will degrade and be absorbed much more quickly, and be definition is renewable.