PoliticalSouth Korea·Unpinned23 Oct 2026
South Korean study compares environmental impact of paper and plastic straws
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A government-commissioned study from South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment examined the environmental impact of paper versus plastic straws. Released by opposition People Power Party lawmaker Kim Wi-sang, the report indicated that paper straws produced 6.33 times the carcinogenic impact of plastic straws across their entire life cycle.…
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