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Alaska Becomes First U.S. Carrier to Drop Drinking Straws
Ryan Boyd May 24, 2018
A publicity photograph from Alaska Airlines showing a Boeing 737 800 aircraft in flight.
As of July 16 of this year, Alaska Airlines will officially do away with one-use plastic straws on all flights and in all lounges, becoming the first U.S. airline to adopt this policy in an effort to reduce the amount of plastic waste produced. The initiative is part of a collaboration with Lonely Whale, a nonprofit devoted to creating a healthy ocean, and non-plastic, ocean-safe straws will be made available to flyers upon request once this change goes into effect.
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Great news. Every little bit helps.
Overall, yes it's a cost saving measure, but it's also a good idea. As long as straws are available by request, I don't see the problem. For kids, I'm sure they'll be given straws... or some kind of kid-friendly sippy-cup like a fast-food coffee-cup lid... and smart parents bring a sippy cup for youngsters anyhow.
I might be the only one who remembers waxed paper straws .
The title of the article is inaccurate. They aren't dropping straws, they're simply changing the material they use to make the straws to reduce environmental footprint. That being said, I agree with other posters that a lot of these "eco improvements" are made to protect the profit environment of the organization to prevent needless Benjamins from being pulled out of the organization's wallet.
The latest silly fad.