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Hawaii has straws already figured out. They feel and work like regular ass straws, yet they are biodegradable and made from Papayai i think. Every restaurant and vendor i came across used them. Idk why it hasnt spread to the mainland.

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Seraph@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
There's a lot of interesting alternatives like that right now but they all have the same issue: Scale.

Providing a McDonald's quantity of straws requires a HUGE supply chain.

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- DanglingFury@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  True, but every place i went to on all of the islands out there had the straws, so it was working. They had the plastic silverware of the same material as well.
  
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  - ryathal@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    McDonald’s is an absurdly large scale. Google says 69 million customers per day. Most companies can’t provide that many straws. It’s also the reason things like the McRib are limited time, there aren’t enough pork trimmings to consistently supply them at a reasonable price point.
    
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    DanglingFury@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    For sure they are silly big. They wouldn’t need to convert all of their branches at the same time though. Primarily focus it around coasts and waterways, convert bit by bit as needed. They won’t convert unless it is cheaper or required by regulation
    
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DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I’ve never used an ass straw, is it very different to just using your tongue?

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- DanglingFury@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Your missing out bro
  
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- minibyte@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  It’s actually a retrofitted beer bong. Using it requires a handstand and a handful of close friends willing to help.
  
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Nemo@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I used to work in a place that used bioplastic straws made from agave fibers. They’re here already.

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