Have you ever thought about the effect of your straws when you throw them away. Currently there is a debate going on about whether straws should be banned or not.These straws accumulate and create huge amounts of waste that will never biodegrade, or “Go Away”. I firmly agree that straws should be banned.
One reason I feel that plastic straws should be banned is that they make unnecessary waste and create a cesspool of garbage and plastic filth inside landfills which leads to pollution. This true because every year Americans throw away more than 12 million pounds in plastic straws. To me creating this much waste and pollution is valid grounds for banning straws. Backing this up, the amount of waste created by plastic straws every day can be used to wrap around the whole world four times. Whoa! That’s a lot of waste!
In addition, plastic straws create waste that can amount to the death of many sea animals! Over one million sea animals die each year due to plastic waste! For example, a plastic straw was wedged in a sea turtle’s nose. The straw was thought to be a parasitic worm blocking the turtles airway, however when scientists realized it was actually a plastic straw they were shocked! Also, a diver went diving in a reef and found over 200 plastic straws in only 20 minutes! Ughh! Disgusting!
I realized that many people need straws to drink water or other liquids in the case that they are handicapped or disabled, but they do not need to use plastic straws. They can use straws made of paper, bamboo, or glass which are reusable. This form of waste creates clutter around the world.The right way to go in my eyes is definitely to ban plastic straws! Save the world!
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