[servo1969]

[Drew68]

This is stupid. Straws can be a necessity for parents of small children and no, you can't really wash them.

I understand the desire to save the erf but we can't realistically get rid of all single-use plastic items. We can work on cutting down on waste but not this.

Now parents are going to need to remember to pack straws with all the other stuff they carry around.

[montag813]

If they really cared they would close down all Legolands and Lego, Inc. Immediately...and then report to the nearest disintegration chamber.

[FrankR]

Simple. If I can’t have a straw, I won’t buy the drink.

[a fool in paradise]

Is it true that the restrooms there are built like a plastic brick shedhouse?

[grayboots]

I work at a public elementary school and they have banned straws for the milk that the kids buy. They are still allowed to bring in their own straws for the juice boxes, for now.......

[bgill]

Step on a plastic straw vs. step on a plastic lego.

[Kirkwood]

Strange you don’t hear about plastic lids. I guess that ban comes next year.

[pfflier]

Oh! The irony:

Legos continue to wash up on beach.

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28367198

[zeugma]

Truly insane. I do not want biodegradable Lego. I have Lego bricks that I bought 30+ years ago that are still usable for building things. The Lego Group has always used the highest quality plastics available for their bricks, which is why they are so incredibly long lasting. I can't say I'm entirely surprised by this, as the company has gone in other politically correct directions in the past, but this is really a bad move.