According to the Ocean Conservancy ’s TIDES system, plastic straws and stirrers are the 11th most common type of trash found in ocean cleanups.Ī recent article published by WIRED magazine explains how easily straws make their way into the environment. Plastic straws cannot be easily recycled, and they never fully degrade.
According to the National Park Service, Americans use 500 million drinking straws every day. Plastic straws have been the focus of many recent campaigns that are addressing the worldwide issue of plastic pollution.