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In response to "San Francisco leaders vote unanimously to ban plastic straws, single-use foodware -- (link)" by budice

I can't get behind this, even though I generally supported the plastic bag ban.

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Jul 24 '18, 18:53

Maybe if it was converted to a tax instead of a ban, I could get behind it.

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me neither. has a notable impact on disabled people, makes a minuscule difference in plastic waste. -- nm - mafic Jul 24, 18:56 4
- And my Ohio straw ain't making its way to the ocean. -- nm - Ender Jul 24, 19:48
- disabled people can bring their own straws*, and it's not that small a difference when added up. smaller than some other - b. Jul 24, 19:08 2
  - I'm all for incremental change, but if the goal is totally eliminating plastic straws, you're demonstrably doing it at someone's expense. - mafic Jul 24, 19:32
  - I should add that I have concerns about the focus on straws and similar, though. -- (edited) - b. Jul 24, 19:22

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