Here Are All The Things We Might Say Goodbye To In 2019

Plastic Straws

The Battle Of The Straws is well and truly in full force. In 2018, we saw a strange culture war take form in those who wanted to ban the billions of plastic straws vs. those who felt it was unnecessary virtue-signaling. The US state of California will phase out plastic straws and private companies like Starbucks have also pledged to reduce their use.

But why? Well, young people are now spending more money eating out than cooking at home, resulting in 300 million metric tonnes of plastic waste per year. Say goodbye to your plastic!