Disposable plastic straws may seem ordinary and small, but they are stable and non-degradable and take at least 2000 years to degrade in nature. And discarded plastic products have the potential to enter our bodies. Research has found that microplastics can be found in all of our current drinking water, and they cannot be filtered by sewage treatment plants.
At the same time, disposable plastic straws, previously unappreciated as a hazard and a common product in the catering industry, have been consumed in huge quantities for a long time, with even more serious negative consequences for the environment.