I stopped using paper straws after having read this stuff on HN.
Thanks HN commenters :)
"...Paper Straws Contain Traces of Toxic Forever Chemicals"
Good idea, but what are you going to use instead? As plastic ones are out, that only leaves glass and perhaps bamboo straws. I know they exist as I've seen them (but I can't say I've seen a glass one in decades).
Unfortunately, from my recollection, glass straws are inconvenient and can be dangerous if broken.
Frankly, I reckon it's hopeless, between nano plastics and PFAS I can't possibly conceive how I can effectively eliminate them from my life.
Unless it's a disability/accessibility reason, consider not using straws at all?
I don't.
> plastic ones are out
on the rare occasion that I need a straw, I use plastic. they're fine
Stainless straws with silicone tips are durable and safe to use!
Not exactly true. Metal straws may puncture one's throat:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/world/europe/metal-straws...
Right, I've not seen stainless ones before (perhaps I have but it never registered—I never use straws, haven't since I was a kid).
For now...
I use stainless steel straws fwiw
Bamboo straws also.
https://theconversation.com/dangerous-chemicals-found-in-rec...
And paper-cups and straws are lined with the stuff and aren't recycleable
https://scienceswitch.com/2023/08/27/90-of-eco-friendly-pape...