Plastic Straws in our World!

Did you know that nearly 500 million plastic straws are used every day in the U.S. alone? Just think of all these used straws polluting the environment. You never order a drink these days without a straw to accompany it. Well, I have to admit, I love drinking through a straw when I’m not at home. I do not like germs! I am trying to get used to not having one but it is hard.

Australian scientists estimate that as many as 8.3 billion plastic straws are polluting the beaches around the world. The ocean receives about …read more