LogFAQs > #913336426

Plastic straws are harmful, but a relatively tiny percentage of the problem that's seeing disproportionate amounts of attention because it's the current environmentalist flavour of the month. That said, eliminating (or at least sharply reducing) single-use plastic straws is pretty easy and would have a non-zero impact, so we might as well make an effort hop on board instead of dismissing it as not being the most significant issue. It's just important to keep up the pressure beyond that and not let politicians or activists act like eliminating straws is good enough to save the world.