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packman

(16,296 posts) Thu Dec 13, 2018, 12:12 PM Dec 2018

McDonald's responds to the relephant issue of the day

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McDonald's responds to the relephant issue of the day (Original Post) packman Dec 2018 OP

That's good! PJMcK Dec 2018 #1

Straws were made from paper products in the 50's and later. dae Dec 2018 #2

virgogal (below) reminded me of the wax-coated straws we had in elementary school PJMcK Dec 2018 #6

I grew up with paper straws--with a slight wax coating. virgogal Dec 2018 #4

Now I remember those PJMcK Dec 2018 #5

Clever you and I thought your spell check didn't work. dae Dec 2018 #3

PJMcK

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1. That's good!

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 12:32 PM

Dec 2018

Seriously, though, can straws be made of paper instead of plastic?

Back in the 1960s, my father was a chemist with a major paper company and one of his assignments was to develop a paper-based oil can for automobile oil. In addition to his lab at the office, he had a workshop in our basement and I helped him a few times as he built various prototypes. The paper cans were introduced for a few years but I guess plastic is far less expensive because that's all I ever see today.

Thanks for the joke, packman!