Of all the plastic products we use and take for granted, plastic drinking straws are among the most unnecessary. Designed to be used once and discarded, their only real purpose is to keep your mouth from touching a glass or ice. It made more sense in the days when contaminated vessels were more of an issue.
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David Suzuki
David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation.