In the US alone over 500 million straws are used every day. Every single day. Although plastic straws are not the biggest polluters when it comes to plastic trash, they are surely unnecessary for most beverage consumption.  Because of their small size and light weight, they often don´t make it into recycling bins. Their size also makes them one of the most dangerous pieces of trash because they entangle marine animals and are consumed by fish. Like we could see in a video that went viral in 2015 shows in which a straw got stuck in a turtle´s nose.