Whoever's idea this was, it sounds like a good one:
I see a lot of these little plastic straws littering spaces where children get together. But they're not drinking straws.
Yes, the straws aren't used for drinking, but for delivering a microdose of fizzy sherbet, before being thrown away.
I can see how these pocket money novelties would appeal to kids. I can also see that they don't meet the functional definition of a straw. Unless things like this are specifically mentioned in any legislation, these might be the "straws" that survive the great cull.
Debating the essential nature of the sherbet straw could keep the lawyers and philosophers as busy as the great Jaffa cake controversy of yore.
The European Commission has hinted the EU could ban single-use plastics after Michael Gove said there was “some concern” Europe may prevent the UK from outlawing plastic straws.The Devil, as always, is in the detail. For example, would the wording of any ban include these?
Frans Timmermans, vice president of the EU’s executive cabinet, told Mr Gove on Twitter: “One step ahead of you. EU legislation on single-use plastics coming before the summer. Maybe you can align with us?”
I see a lot of these little plastic straws littering spaces where children get together. But they're not drinking straws.
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Yes, the straws aren't used for drinking, but for delivering a microdose of fizzy sherbet, before being thrown away.
I can see how these pocket money novelties would appeal to kids. I can also see that they don't meet the functional definition of a straw. Unless things like this are specifically mentioned in any legislation, these might be the "straws" that survive the great cull.
Debating the essential nature of the sherbet straw could keep the lawyers and philosophers as busy as the great Jaffa cake controversy of yore.
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