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ownedbycats · 06-21-2022, 03:10 PM

So Canada's federal gov't is finally getting on with banning single-use plastics. Including straws.

Which is nice and all, except I depend on plastic straws to safely drink. I've tried alternatives and none of them work as well (paper disintegrates and is a choking hazard, silicone doesn't have bendy, glass and metal are hard...if anyone does know of a good reusable that's soft and bendy, feel free to send though)

They claim that there'll be exceptions for accessibility purposes, but gave absolutely no details on that. A prescription for a box of 6 straws that costs $25? That would be just as useless due to the cost. Either that or they don't plan on it and just said it to shut us up.

06-21-2022, 03:10 PM	#35305
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,152 Karma: 77304081 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	So Canada's federal gov't is finally getting on with banning single-use plastics. Including straws. Which is nice and all, except I depend on plastic straws to safely drink. I've tried alternatives and none of them work as well (paper disintegrates and is a choking hazard, silicone doesn't have bendy, glass and metal are hard...if anyone does know of a good reusable that's soft and bendy, feel free to send though) They claim that there'll be exceptions for accessibility purposes, but gave absolutely no details on that. A prescription for a box of 6 straws that costs $25? That would be just as useless due to the cost. Either that or they don't plan on it and just said it to shut us up. Last edited by ownedbycats; 06-21-2022 at 03:14 PM.