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Our local cinema removed plastic straws before any ban came in, it was a market led thing thanks to public concern, politicians eventually followed what the market and public already demanded. Difficult to blame them.

I have a bag of 1000 plastic straws, at current consumption that will last me about 200 years.

> it was a market led thing

It was a virtue signalling thing.

Perhaps you could just drink out of a cup and be less sensitive to minor inconveniences?

How often do you use straws? Maybe it's a cultural thing, but as far as I'm concerned, straws are for ages 1-10 and 75+.

It's climate change passive aggressiveness. You are provided with a tool which turns useless the moment you start using it. Oh, and nearby there is magazine with ranking of the most expensive yachts in the world, and of airlines by most comfortable first class.