Comments on: 5 Reasons to Switch From Plastic Straws to Glass Straws http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/23/5-reasons-to-switch-from-plastic-straws-to-glass-straws/ Green and Natural Parenting for Eco-Friendly Families Thu, 24 May 2012 17:04:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The Last Straw… « lazybeautyblog http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/23/5-reasons-to-switch-from-plastic-straws-to-glass-straws/#comment-27891 The Last Straw… « lazybeautyblog Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:38:19 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2737#comment-27891 [...] 5 Reasons to Switch from Plastic Straws to Glass Straws Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...] [...] 5 Reasons to Switch from Plastic Straws to Glass Straws Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...]

]]> By: tashmom http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/23/5-reasons-to-switch-from-plastic-straws-to-glass-straws/#comment-24162 tashmom Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:34:40 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2737#comment-24162 Elizabeth, I am a little disappointed in the nature of your comment. I am absolutely not arguing to support the content of Pete Miller's comment. However, to counter his opinion based on spelling is not the point of a true discussion. I teach third graders and absolutely understand that a person's struggle with spelling is not a reflection of intellect. Spelling is based on patterns and visual memory (not necessarily visual learning--a different entity,) not intellect or aptitude. Just like some of Pete Miller’s contents shouldn’t have degraded glass straw supporters and labeled their politics as a flaw of the subject matter (glass straws and their safety.) It is equally impertinent to the discussion for you to devalue his beliefs based on an external factor. Elizabeth,
I am a little disappointed in the nature of your comment. I am absolutely not arguing to support the content of Pete Miller’s comment. However, to counter his opinion based on spelling is not the point of a true discussion. I teach third graders and absolutely understand that a person’s struggle with spelling is not a reflection of intellect. Spelling is based on patterns and visual memory (not necessarily visual learning–a different entity,) not intellect or aptitude. Just like some of Pete Miller’s contents shouldn’t have degraded glass straw supporters and labeled their politics as a flaw of the subject matter (glass straws and their safety.) It is equally impertinent to the discussion for you to devalue his beliefs based on an external factor.

]]> By: TH http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/23/5-reasons-to-switch-from-plastic-straws-to-glass-straws/#comment-21961 TH Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:27:47 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2737#comment-21961 Glass straws can be lovely for adults and OLDER children...... ONLY, PERIOD! and overall, they are certainly not practical nor safe for children: EYES: Eyes are delicate, glass straws are NOT flexible ... they are rigid, immobile rods (albeit with holes through them) and anything that extends beyond the cup's edge is potential for a poked eye.... as mentioned in prior posts, glass straws are also brittle and have potential for chips, shards, in the mouth area, etc. NO amount of adult supervision can ensure total safety for children with glass or hard rod-like objects. ~PERIOD. DO NOT THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND WITH YOUR CHILDREN"S HEALTH AND SAFETY, FOR GOODNESS SAKES>~! Certainly let them TRY the straws if you own them and allow them supervised use for SPECIAL occasions (they ARE unique and lovely), but DON'T LET THEM USE THEM ON A CONSISTENT BASIS until they are grown. And if you really ARE environmentally, globally conscious... well, you REALLY, TRULY DON'T NEED STRAWS at ALL.... unless for convenience if you are using soda cans, bottles, etc etc and that brings us back to what is contradictory because those things are BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT and most contain harmful ingredients (sugar being #1 as the most common and addictive ingredient)! And if you justify their use because of "spills", well then, you are not "supervising" your children now, are you!? (My point is you can't ALWAYS be !). My suggestion is for consciencious parents to PAY MORE ATTENTION to what is IN a child's drinking cup and NOT PAY more $ for silly frivolities to drink with because society says you need it.... TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO DRINK FROM A CUP ~~ it's been done for eons and there really is no need for straws IF YOU ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS.... again, civilization did just fine bringing up children without drinking straws for decades.... geesh! Also, straws really are NOT sanitary nor practical unless you are willing to wash each one by hand and rinse in HOT water, directing the water down the tubes (because of the narrow area, it has the potential to collect bacteria and 'crud' if you just plop them in the dishwasher silverware holder) and paying attention to wash around the mouth pieces and , again, THAT TAKES MORE RESOURCES with HOT WATER AND SOAP. Also, realize that using straws can contribute to wrinkles around the mouth area... with long term use, your children will eventually grow up with deep furrows around their mouths and subsequently resent you for making them wrinkly, haha.... (hey, I'm just sayin). Finally..... Speaking of children, and glass, it appears some bloggers consider themselves to be adults as well as "intelligent" and "world conscious" yet behave quite childishly with name calling and backlashing! Perhaps we all may practice being kinder to the PEOPLE ON the planet earth and remember we are ALL DIFFERENT with different and varying opinions and we can ALL LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, especially IF we treat each other respectfully and LISTEN to one another ~ one and ALL, EVERYONE! Finally, perhaps the conclusive moral is....those who are childish should not drink from glass straws and those living in glass houses (ie. our fragile society) should not be throwing proverbial stones at one another! AND if THAT message gets across, then this article about glass straws was a SUPERB one in many respects! :) Cheers! Glass straws can be lovely for adults and OLDER children…… ONLY, PERIOD! and overall, they are certainly not practical nor safe for children:

EYES: Eyes are delicate, glass straws are NOT flexible … they are rigid, immobile rods (albeit with holes through them) and anything that extends beyond the cup’s edge is potential for a poked eye…. as mentioned in prior posts, glass straws are also brittle and have potential for chips, shards, in the mouth area, etc. NO amount of adult supervision can ensure total safety for children with glass or hard rod-like objects. ~PERIOD. DO NOT THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND WITH YOUR CHILDREN”S HEALTH AND SAFETY, FOR GOODNESS SAKES>~! Certainly let them TRY the straws if you own them and allow them supervised use for SPECIAL occasions (they ARE unique and lovely), but DON’T LET THEM USE THEM ON A CONSISTENT BASIS until they are grown.

And if you really ARE environmentally, globally conscious… well, you REALLY, TRULY DON’T NEED STRAWS at ALL…. unless for convenience if you are using soda cans, bottles, etc etc and that brings us back to what is contradictory because those things are BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT and most contain harmful ingredients (sugar being #1 as the most common and addictive ingredient)! And if you justify their use because of “spills”, well then, you are not “supervising” your children now, are you!? (My point is you can’t ALWAYS be !).

My suggestion is for consciencious parents to PAY MORE ATTENTION to what is IN a child’s drinking cup and NOT PAY more $ for silly frivolities to drink with because society says you need it…. TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO DRINK FROM A CUP ~~ it’s been done for eons and there really is no need for straws IF YOU ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS…. again, civilization did just fine bringing up children without drinking straws for decades…. geesh!

Also, straws really are NOT sanitary nor practical unless you are willing to wash each one by hand and rinse in HOT water, directing the water down the tubes (because of the narrow area, it has the potential to collect bacteria and ‘crud’ if you just plop them in the dishwasher silverware holder) and paying attention to wash around the mouth pieces and , again, THAT TAKES MORE RESOURCES with HOT WATER AND SOAP.

Also, realize that using straws can contribute to wrinkles around the mouth area… with long term use, your children will eventually grow up with deep furrows around their mouths and subsequently resent you for making them wrinkly, haha…. (hey, I’m just sayin).

Finally…..

Speaking of children, and glass, it appears some bloggers consider themselves to be adults as well as “intelligent” and “world conscious” yet behave quite childishly with name calling and backlashing! Perhaps we all may practice being kinder to the PEOPLE ON the planet earth and remember we are ALL DIFFERENT with different and varying opinions and we can ALL LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, especially IF we treat each other respectfully and LISTEN to one another ~ one and ALL, EVERYONE!

Finally, perhaps the conclusive moral is….those who are childish should not drink from glass straws and those living in glass houses (ie. our fragile society) should not be throwing proverbial stones at one another! AND if THAT message gets across, then this article about glass straws was a SUPERB one in many respects! :)

Cheers!

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]]> By: Best Lip Plumper http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/23/5-reasons-to-switch-from-plastic-straws-to-glass-straws/#comment-8522 Best Lip Plumper Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:43:54 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2737#comment-8522 Hi Jennifer, What a great site you have. It really hit home when you were talking about plastic straws just to even imagine how many bacteria live in them. Horrible. Thanks for writing this article i am going to look into buying a set of glass straws. And also for David Leonhardt’s link above. Selina Hi Jennifer,

What a great site you have. It really hit home when you were talking about plastic straws just to even imagine how many bacteria live in them. Horrible. Thanks for writing this article i am going to look into buying a set of glass straws. And also for David Leonhardt’s link above.

Selina

]]> By: Brian Garvin http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/23/5-reasons-to-switch-from-plastic-straws-to-glass-straws/#comment-8521 Brian Garvin Sun, 06 Jun 2010 04:36:06 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2737#comment-8521 I can see your point about glass straws being cleaner than plastic straws. But plastic straws are a dime a dozen, and fast food restaurants that liberally hand them out would go broke if they started handing out glass straws. I'm wondering if there's any other suitable material these could be made out of besides glass or plastic? To be honest I can't think of any off the top of my head. I can see your point about glass straws being cleaner than plastic straws. But plastic straws are a dime a dozen, and fast food restaurants that liberally hand them out would go broke if they started handing out glass straws. I’m wondering if there’s any other suitable material these could be made out of besides glass or plastic? To be honest I can’t think of any off the top of my head.

]]> By: Angie P http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/23/5-reasons-to-switch-from-plastic-straws-to-glass-straws/#comment-8519 Angie P Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:27:48 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2737#comment-8519 I don't think there's anything wrong with using glass straws. In fact, I think it's a pretty good idea - I just got some (from Strawesome.com) and I think they're really cool. As far as getting sterilized in the dishwasher - I got a cleaning brush with mine, and running that through it while rinsing dishes before putting them in the dishwasher helps ensure that they're clean. My husband put them in the silverware drawer in the same compartment as the steak knives, not knowing I had a place for them in a pretty cup on the counter - and they were totally fine. It's hard to describe their feel... it doesn't feel like glass, not even like a glass cup in your mouth - I can't really explain it. But it's cool. :) I don’t think there’s anything wrong with using glass straws. In fact, I think it’s a pretty good idea – I just got some (from Strawesome.com) and I think they’re really cool.

As far as getting sterilized in the dishwasher – I got a cleaning brush with mine, and running that through it while rinsing dishes before putting them in the dishwasher helps ensure that they’re clean.

My husband put them in the silverware drawer in the same compartment as the steak knives, not knowing I had a place for them in a pretty cup on the counter – and they were totally fine.

It’s hard to describe their feel… it doesn’t feel like glass, not even like a glass cup in your mouth – I can’t really explain it. But it’s cool. :)

]]> By: Sarah http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/23/5-reasons-to-switch-from-plastic-straws-to-glass-straws/#comment-8518 Sarah Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:08:22 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2737#comment-8518 To Pete Miller: OK, Mr. Conservative-Tea Party-Sarah Palin loving-right wing extremist, so what's so wrong about being green, loving whales, being idealistic and goodie two shoes? Why bring politics into this at all (I'm only doing it because you started it)? I don't understand why some people hate those who care for people and things beyond their narrow little world, who are not consumed with selfishness and greed, who actually give a darn about the planet we live in and its creatures, and who are good hearted people. It's a good vs. evil thing to me. And you know who always wins out in the end. So continue to spew forth your hate filled vitriol to your fellow nutjobs who will listen because as the other poster above so eloquently described it, the logical, educated, caring people in this world (who contrary to what you may be used to, are probably in the majority) will just ignore your manic ramblings. As well they should. To Pete Miller: OK, Mr. Conservative-Tea Party-Sarah Palin loving-right wing extremist, so what’s so wrong about being green, loving whales, being idealistic and goodie two shoes? Why bring politics into this at all (I’m only doing it because you started it)? I don’t understand why some people hate those who care for people and things beyond their narrow little world, who are not consumed with selfishness and greed, who actually give a darn about the planet we live in and its creatures, and who are good hearted people. It’s a good vs. evil thing to me. And you know who always wins out in the end. So continue to spew forth your hate filled vitriol to your fellow nutjobs who will listen because as the other poster above so eloquently described it, the logical, educated, caring people in this world (who contrary to what you may be used to, are probably in the majority) will just ignore your manic ramblings. As well they should.

]]> By: Biodegradable Bags http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/23/5-reasons-to-switch-from-plastic-straws-to-glass-straws/#comment-8517 Biodegradable Bags Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:06:40 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2737#comment-8517 Glass straws are alright, kind of expensive, and can break when you wash them in the sink or the dishwasher. What about using biodegradable straws? You get to enjoy both worlds: you don't harm the Earth, and kids aren't being exposed to plastic particles. Glass straws are alright, kind of expensive, and can break when you wash them in the sink or the dishwasher. What about using biodegradable straws? You get to enjoy both worlds: you don’t harm the Earth, and kids aren’t being exposed to plastic particles.

]]> By: jeremy http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/23/5-reasons-to-switch-from-plastic-straws-to-glass-straws/#comment-8513 jeremy Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:47:26 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2737#comment-8513 I agree that today's straws are much more durable than the straws made of less durable glass; as was the case years ago. As one reader mentioned, pyrex glass straws don't break when dropped on a hard surface. I agree with another comment that said if there is an alternative to plastic, we should use it. Glass straws would qualify here. The risk to children is always present in life - unless they are properly looked after. I agree that today’s straws are much more durable than the straws made of less durable glass; as was the case years ago. As one reader mentioned, pyrex glass straws don’t break when dropped on a hard surface. I agree with another comment that said if there is an alternative to plastic, we should use it. Glass straws would qualify here. The risk to children is always present in life – unless they are properly looked after.

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