News Disney removing plastic straws and more by mid-2019

[Texas84]

21 pages. About straws. Bring yer own durn straw. I know I will.

 

[SourcererMark79]

For about 10 minutes...

Got a little chuckle reading your post, considering the carbon footprint/environmental impact of the whole WDW complex...

Tomorrowland Speedway made the hole in the ozone layer above Orlando

 

[larryz]

Straws don't suck... People suck - especially those who want to force me to change a behavior for an emotion-based, straw-man argument

FINALLY!

 

[USofA scott]

Now we understand the parking fiasco earlier this year. It was to raise income to pay for the paper straws that are more expensive.

On a serious note, think of it this way. If you need a straw that is not paper, then bring one with you. Problem solved with personal responsibility.

 

[MrPromey]

But will the Ziploc bags have a/c ?

... and will they still work when there is lightning in the area?

 

[Santa Raccoon 77]

... and will they still work when there is lightning in the area?

And re they hurricane proof ?

 

[flynnibus]

Where are people getting this idea? That's not how I remember it and I shopped my way through the "do you want paper or plastic" era of the mid-80s. My recollection is that the move was motivated by money-savings by retailers and marketing campaigns by the petrochemical industry.

Correct - it was all about cheaper bags and customers liked the convenience of the carry handles. The other poster was wrong. For a grocery, the plastic bags were cheaper, took up less space, faster to pack, faster to use.

 

[michmousefan]

It is as silly as banning spray cans to fix the ozone layer. We are not that powerful. The earth will be here and thriving LONG LONG LONG after we are gone. We're not fixing a thing.

You do know that spray cans were not banned, just the propellant (CFCs)... and it worked! Turns out we ARE that powerful.

 

[Tom P.]

You do know that spray cans were not banned, just the propellant (CFCs)... and it worked! Turns out we ARE that powerful.

Except that now we're being warned that "fixing" the ozone layer actually made global warming worse. National Geographic actually ran an article, the subhead of which was, "Twenty-five years later, the lingering 'hole' over Antarctica is close to closing -- and that may not be entirely a good thing." Nothing we do will ever be good enough because there always has to be a "crisis" that we are addressing.

 

[michmousefan]

Except that now we're being warned that "fixing" the ozone layer actually made global warming worse. National Geographic actually ran an article, the subhead of which was, "Twenty-five years later, the lingering 'hole' over Antarctica is close to closing -- and that may not be entirely a good thing." Nothing we do will ever be good enough because there always has to be a "crisis" that we are addressing.

I'd be interested in reading that article...

 

[Lets Respect]

How about the millions of people who fly to WDW every year?

Maybe Disney should start discouraging that. Flying is terrible for the environment

 

[John park hopper]

OMG, Disney getting rid of plastic straws guess we'll all have to ----suck it up and accept it or bring your own

 

[Tom P.]

I'd be interested in reading that article...

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/05/100505-science-environment-ozone-hole-25-years/

 

[GoofGoof]

Rides Walt had in design phase before his death:

The sum of straw thrills
Epcot world strawcase (showing the different straws around the world- did you know in Australia they use the straw upside down?)
Living with the Landfill
Space-sip earth
Strawin', a sim experience of straws traveling to drinks in various countries.
Honey, I bought all the straws! Kid play land featuring plastic, bendy and crazy straws

Don’t forget the much anticipated Straw Wars Land opening in 2019

 

[LittleBuford]

The earth will be here and thriving LONG LONG LONG after we are gone.

So why not leave it a bit cleaner for future generations? Even if, as you claim, we’re making minimal difference, isn’t that at least something?

 

[michmousefan]

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/05/100505-science-environment-ozone-hole-25-years/

OK, that's a 2010 article... here's a newer (2016) NatGeo article on the same topic. The title is "Remember the Ozone Hole? Now There's Proof It's Healing.
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/06/antarctic-ozone-hole-healing-fingerprints/

 

[GoofGoof]

How about the millions of people who fly to WDW every year?

Maybe Disney should start discouraging that. Flying is terrible for the environment

If there was a more environmentally friendly alternative that was just as convenient and cost about the same I’m sure they would. They can’t and shouldn’t attempt to address every single thing. Just the ones with simple solutions that have very little impact to overall experience.

 

[Lensman]

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/05/100505-science-environment-ozone-hole-25-years/

Rather than being forced to choose between skin cancer and climate change, is there an option C available for "neither"?

BTW, I'm glad the ozone layer is healing. I was worried I was going to be forced to watch Highlander II: The Quickening again. Once was one time too many!

 

[21stamps]

OMG, Disney getting rid of plastic straws guess we'll all have to ----suck it up and accept it or bring your own

I want photos of people who bring their own straws to zoos, aquariums, concerts, parks, and anywhere else that may be straw free.
Do these same people only drink out of stars at home? Never drink water?

This could be worse than the “make a meal out of condiments” folks.

 

[s8film40]

I kind of wonder if this could end up being a bad thing for the animal parks and specifically DAK. Most people either don't realize or don't plan for the fact that DAK doesn't offer straws, but with this new policy encompassing all of WDW it's far more likely a much larger number of people will plan ahead and bring their own straws. The net result of this could be drastically increasing the number of plastic straws in DAK. Obviously DAK has a real legitimate reason to not offer straws as it is protection for the animals not just a current fad.