Plastic-free Drinking Straws: Paper, Glass, & Stainless Steel

Plastic drinking straws are a problem. Fortunately, from reusable straws made from glass or stainless steel to disposable straws made from paper, there are plastic-free straw options for those who want to avoid plastic straws but are not willing to give up straws entirely.
Paper Drinking Straws
While on my trip this week, I visited Disney’s Animal Kingdom and discovered paper straws. Yep. Disney offers guests Aardvark paper straws at its Animal Kingdom park to protect the animals from ingesting plastic straws that, despite the Disney staff’s best efforts, might escape into the environment. (Unfortunately, Disney uses plastic straws in its other parks.)
These paper straws are not the flimsy things we had in elementary school back in the day. They are sturdy and hold up until your drink is finished.
According to Aardvark’s website, the straws are made from “a thick paper, then coated to protect them from liquid.”… Read the rest