"Lots of people don't need drinking straws, but there are many disabled people who do. Plastic drinking straws are generally the best for people who would otherwise breathe in the liquids that they are attempting to drink.  Campaigns against plastic drinking straws (a very tiny contributor to ocean plastic pollution) make individuals who want to make a difference to plastic pollution, but are at the expense of disabled people who need straws.The biggest contributor to ocean plastic pollution is fishing nets, but I don't see enough campaigns about that."