THE PROBLEM
Most are used just once - for around 15-30 minutes, after which they are thrown away!
Plastic Straws are the 12th most common item reported by Clean Up volunteers.
They represent 7.5% of all reported plastics - with 7,304 reported from rubbish recorded last Clean Up Day. That figure has doubled over the last two years.
And they are everywhere - in our parks, picnic grounds, along streets, in and on our beaches.