Can paper straws have drawbacks?
1, the use of paper straws does have many limitations, such as paper straws wet water easy to break, long-term use is not convenient, poor experience and other problems. Some people describe drinking milk tea with a paper straw as like eating a toilet paper core and drinking a paper straw that suddenly unraveled.
2, this is because the paper straw into the drink will become soft deformation, giving consumers a bad experience. If this situation does not improve, it is not ruled out that some consumers give up beverage consumption, and companies may secretly resume the use of non-degradable plastic straws in order to obtain profits. After all, the cost of plastic straws can be controlled at about 3 cents, while the cost of paper straws is 3 times that of plastic straws.
3. In addition, it has been suggested that paper straws are not completely environmentally friendly. Because paper straws, paper cups, paper takeout boxes and other common paper products in life look like paper, but are not completely degradable. This packaging usually consists of an outer paper and an inner plastic coating, about 90% paper and about 10% polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP).