Graphic warning: Alternatives to plastic straws – do they suck?

July 17, 2018

Plastic is bad, including straws, but the trouble is other options don’t always do the trick.

Some of the images in the video may distress some viewers

Plastic straws are being phased out in favour of more environmentally-friendly paper versions.

The move comes amid predictions that by 2050 our oceans will have more plastic in them than fish.

But do the alternatives still suck? TVNZ1's Seven Sharp reporter Mike Thorpe found out in the video above.

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