An unmentioned ancillary benefit was that a ban on plastic straws would also take a bite out of Alberta’s petrochemical industry, which provides feedstock for all sorts of plastic products.

Source: https://thegrizzlygazette.com/business/plastic-straws-and-a-win-for-the-good-guys/

As for arguments that the borg can act as a harm reduction tool, Asbridge said he doesn't believe there is anything "remotely healthy" about the trend, and that anyone who cites associated health benefits is grasping at straws.

Source: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/ever-done-a-borg-warnings-about-the-dangerous-and-excessive-drinking-trend-1.6291259

Banning straws doesn't do any good.

Source: https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/08/26/0321254/90-of-paper-straws-contain-toxic-forever-chemicals-study-finds?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

By December, plastic checkout bags, cutlery, stir sticks, straws and food service ware will no longer be available for sale thanks to new on single-use plastics.

Source: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/05/09/news/toronto-neighbourhood-shoots-plastic-free-dining-drinking-takeout

Clutching at straws thinking that's a celebration.

Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-kovacic-palmer-man-city-31426817

Despite the drinks having straws, I had to pace myself drinking the cold drinks.

Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/real-life/i-tried-cold-hot-chocolate-31345975

He’s spent hours picking up straws, cups, and containers stamped with the familiar logos of McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, and other corporations that distribute single-use plastic packaging.

Source: https://digboston.com/surfs-upcycled-meet-the-bay-state-surfers-conserving-the-oceans-where-they-ride/

If the paddy straws of the farmer get spoiled, then those people can also do other farming.

Source: https://www.weeklyblitz.net/news/jharkhand-farmers-of-kolhan-are-worried-due-to-less-rain-paddy-crop-has-not-yet-grown-fodder-is-also-drying-up/

In 2023, many places are starting to ban single-use plastics, such as straws, bags, and cutlery.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/legal-learning/top-10-things-you-cant-do-in-2023/

I went to a Boulder restaurant, and they had a poster haughtily showing why they don’t use plastic straws.

Source: https://www.greeleytribune.com/2023/01/11/opinion-jon-caldara-bag-ban-boulderizes-the-state/

Last year, the pub opened Outfoxed, which serves pizzas fresh from a pizza oven and everything that is used from cups to straws is sustainable.

Source: https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/23591048.wirral-pub-red-fox-win-wirral-camra-pub-year/?ref=rss

Lawmakers are grasping at straws over what to do, while doomsday predictions clash with breathless sales pitches for how A.I. tech will change everything.

Source: https://slate.com/technology/2023/05/ai-regulation-biden-proposal.html?via=rss

Madison Bernard climbed into bed before dawn with her toddler, Charlotte, who was asleep next to a nightstand strewn with straws, burned tinfoil and a white powder.

Source: https://smdp.com/2023/09/09/as-more-children-die-from-fentanyl-some-prosecutors-are-charging-their-parents-with-murder/

Most people don’t actually know that torical Roman architecture was madeof stickers and straws.

Source: https://the-peak.ca/2023/02/uneducated-opinion/

Payton grasping as straws for any inside info he can get.

Source: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/03/14/report-mike-burton-reuniting-with-sean-payton-in-denver/

Single-use plastic straws are included in the ban for Victoria from 1 February.

Source: https://ferntreegully.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2023-01-24/1-feb-deadline-for-single-use-plastic-ban-causes-confusion/

Speaking at the end of last month, around the third anniversary of Brexit, Mr Sunak seemed to be clutching wildly at straws as he talked about the UK having “forged a path as an independent nation with confidence”.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/23306307.ministry-silly-talk---brexit-reality-huge-strides-claim/?ref=rss

The range now also includes wipes and kitchen roll, straws and tissues; Cheeky Panda is targeting £15 million this year.

Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/business/we-had-to-send-first-batch-of-bamboo-loo-roll-back-to-china-b1109297.html

These were found in the majority of the straws tested - most common in those manufactured using paper and bamboo.

Source: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/uk-news/plastic-paper-straws-uk-environment-27590091

The UK Government banned single-use plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds in England in 2020.

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/national/23236553.single-use-plastic-cutlery-plates-banned-england/?ref=rss