Paper straws turned out to be more harmful than ordinary plastic in a number of environmental indicators. A study by South Korean scientists, commissioned by the Ministry of Climate, showed: the potential carcinogenic damage from paper straws throughout their life cycle is 6.33 times higher than from plastic. For biodegradable analogues, this damage is 3.34 times higher, and for biopolyethylene - even 16.18 times. At the same time, it is equally difficult to recycle any straws due to their small size, adhesive and special coatings. Pravda Gershchenko / Send content / X / Bluesky / Telegram / Threads.

Paper straws turned out to be more harmful than ordinary plastic in a number of environmental indicators. A study by South Korean scientists, commissioned by the Ministry of Climate, showed: the potential carcinogenic damage from paper straws throughout their life cycle is 6.33 times higher than from plastic. For biodegradable analogues, this damage is 3.34 times higher, and for biopolyethylene - even 16.18 times. At the same time, it is equally difficult to recycle any straws due to their small size, adhesive and special coatings. Pravda Gershchenko / Send content / X / Bluesky / Telegram / Threads.