Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness,
A South Korean government study has found that paper straws carry a significantly heavier environmental and manufacturing toll than traditional plastic ones.
The Daily Wire reports that a team of researchers from South Korea recently tested four different types of straws, including paper, plastic, biodegradable plastic, and sugarcane-based (bio-based polyethylene), across 16 categories.
Conventional plastic straws surprisingly outperformed the alternatives, achieving the lowest environmental impact in 10 out of 16 categories, including climate change indicators and greenhouse gas emissions.
The findings challenge the widespread assumption that swapping single-use plastics for paper automatically benefits the planet.
Paper straw: "I'm saving the planet."
— Jiasen 森 🍵 (@JiasenL) READ MORE AT SOURCE »
Korea's environment ministry study: 6.33x plastic's carcinogenic impact over its life cycle, 2x acidification.
Paper straw, 3 sips in: also dissolving.
Researchers' real fix: no straw unless you ask. pic.twitter.com/83LNOcfeD9Originally reported by ZeroHedge NewsHOW DO YOU SEE THIS STORY?Choose your pill. Your vote is anonymous.0 TOTAL VOTESSCAN TO SHARE
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