Straws are gone.

[A Black Falcon]

What numbers, the millions of pounds of plastic littering the earth that this would reduce? Sure it's a pretty small thing, and I'm not saying get rid of ALL plastic straws everywhere, but the ones you get at fast-food restaurants, etc... those should all be biodegradeable. The same goes for plastic silverware, the biodegradeable stuff works just as well for the amount of time you use it for...