taco sauce packets at taco john's are a lot worse in the 'waste per packet per quantity of sauce' category.
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Not to mention that the packets almost surely are made of plastic. So the ketchup in turn almost certainly is loaded with microplastics.
what isnt at this point?
Wrapping straws.
I would add straws themselves. People always complain about the paper straws that are ass, because they are. But straws themselves are. I don't think i ever drank anything and thought: you know what would make this drink better? A straw.
Same for nearly every situation except when I am driving. Hate getting them at restaurants for any drink but on the road sometimes handy.
I find it a bit funny though. I suspect that plastic lid on a drink contains 5 times the amount of plastic contained in a straw. If you get one of those large convenience store drinks, the plastic cup and lid likely contains the equivalence of 50 straws. While it is good to reduce consumption all around, I find straws are mostly just signaling. Go to a dump and you likely will be hard pressed to find a single straw but you will see tons of plastic.
Idk man iced coffee without a straw just seems weird. Really anything iced, I just don’t want ice coming up to my teeth/lips/mustache when I drink it…but coffee especially.
I use (and usually have with me) reusable straws, but I hate when I’m out and about and get an iced coffee with a sip-spout.
Also, while on the topic, as a mustachio’d man, straws also prevent the beverage from getting trapped in my facial hair, or facial hair ending up in my drink.
Packets of tears.
Condoms
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