As the City of Victoria considers banning plastic straws, not all B次元官网网址 readers are on board.

While some agreed that single-use plastics should be banned, like the plastic bag ban introduced in the city in July, others highlighted how alternatives may be ineffective.

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B次元官网网址淲hat about going back to paper straws? Any metal or glass straws harbour bacteria if not cleaned thoroughly. Cleaning these straws is difficult which promotes them not being cleaned but just rinses,B次元官网网址� on reader wrote on the .

Besides sanitation concerns, others pointed out that people with disabilities may require plastic straws.

B次元官网网址淧lastic straws are something like 0.0001 percent of world plastic pollution and are 100 percent necessary to disabled people,B次元官网网址� said another reader.

Many added that paper straws can disintegrate in drinks B次元官网网址� especially hot beverages B次元官网网址� and can be chewed through. Metal or glass straws can pose a threat to people with different motor skills or who are prone to seizures.

In response to these comments, some suggested people should carry their own straws, putting the onus on the users rather than the businesses.

For others, the issue wasnB次元官网网址檛 about straws at all.

B次元官网网址淪traws make up such a small percentage of the plastics that we use. I feel that by focussing on straws, both we and corporations can ignore other areas where plastics are used,B次元官网网址� another wrote.

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