Starbucks Bans Plastic Straws, Winds Up Using More Plastic

reason.com ^ | 7/12/2018 | Christian Britschgi

[rktman]

A Reason investigation reveals that the coffee giant's new cold drink lids use more plastic than the old straw/lid combo.

Right now, Starbucks patrons are topping most of their cold drinks with either 3.23 grams or 3.55 grams of plastic product, depending on whether they pair their lid with a small or large straw. The new nitro lids meanwhile weigh either 3.55 or 4.11 grams, depending again on lid size.

(I got these results by measuring Starbucks' plastic straws and lids on two seperate scales, both of which gave me the same results.)

This means customers are at best breaking even under Starbucks' strawless scheme, or they are adding between .32 and .88 grams to their plastic consumption per drink. Given that customers are going to use a mix of the larger and smaller nitro lids, Starbucks' plastic consumption is bound to increase, although it's anybody's guess as to how much.

[rktman]

DOH! Love it when a plan comes together.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

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[rktman]

Search engine no worky again?

[BlessedBeGod]

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[rktman]

👀. Post 3 this thread.

[BitWielder1]

I just *knew*, without doing any math, that a straw ban would be completely meaningless.
It ended up having a negative effect, that's even funnier, but par for the course for most greenie efforts.

[mosaicwolf]

The Straw ban was put in effect because straws get into bodies of water and the fish and other water loving mammals can't be trained to use them properly.

Thanks Starbucks.

I never would have thought of that.

[fruser1]

It’s the thought that counts.

Which is why the left is always trying to control it.

[Doogle]

"....way to go there Skippy"

[roadcat]

They should hand out red licorice or red vines twists. Bite off the ends and use as a straw. Fat free and tasty. Kids love them (so does my wife).

[ThePatriotsFlag]

Good grief, use paper straws. (Plastic bags? Same solution!)

[rktman]

Butt, butt, butt.......it's so hard to figure it out. 🙄

[napscoordinator]

The enviroweenies made us change from paper to plastic to save the trees. Everything the liberals touch is destructive.

[castlebrew]

Better yet: stop drinking Starbucks. Go with Black Rifle Coffee.

[gigster]

Starbuck’s Management’s Lids aren’t screwed on too tight.