The plastic straw is still one of the best uses of plastic.
A tiny amount of plastic and a tiny amount of energy, and we protect from all kinds of diseases in public places.

Further, everything that could replace the straw, except not using one, cost more energy and often more plastic.

Just like the thin plastic bags that were gotten rid of in Kalifornia!
Now, people use more plastic then they used previously to carry their groceries.

Did we improve anything? Not in my opinion