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    3 Billion of these go down the toilet (in the US) every year

    Answer: What are contact lenses.

    What are they thinking?

    https://asunow.asu.edu/20180819-disc...contact-lenses

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    Holy crap! Some pencil necked geek graduate student living in his parents cellar figured out a way to score some "guvment" money and came out of his "safe space" to save the environment. I wonder what that study cost us taxpayers. And no photos of some lobstah with a contact lens stuck in his gills.

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    Well you see, the graduate student obviously doesn't wear contacts, he must wear glasses. His study is probably completely biased towards CL wearers. "Currently, manufacturers do not provide consumers with any information on the best environmentally friendly way to dispose of contact lenses after use." I wonder what he considers this...http://www.bausch.com/our-company/one-by-one-recycling. Just one example

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert Martellaro View Post
    Answer: What are contact lenses.

    What are they thinking?

    https://asunow.asu.edu/20180819-disc...contact-lenses

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    Condoms are a much bigger issue and epidemic. Don't tarnish our industry.

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    Redhot Jumper New regulation to come in clean countries ................

    Quote Originally Posted by Lab Insight View Post

    Condoms are a much bigger issue and epidemic. Don't tarnish our industry.

    Simple solution .........................

    New regulation to come in clean countries ...........................

    A $ 10.00 per pair deposit required at point of purchase, and refundable upon return to seller with copy of receipt.

    Write your government representative.

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    insert eye roll here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lab Insight View Post
    Condoms are a much bigger issue and epidemic. Don't tarnish our industry.
    Quote Originally Posted by Chris Ryser View Post
    Simple solution .........................

    New regulation to come in clean countries ...........................

    A $ 10.00 per pair deposit required at point of purchase, and refundable upon return to seller with copy of receipt.

    Write your government representative.
    Worst....Job...Ever..... Employee of used condom verification center....

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    The real environmental damage is the waste of fresh water.

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    Kinda reminds me of the hullabaloo over plastic straws (from Starbucks)... What about the cups? Let's outlaw them. C'mon millennials, bring you coffee from home in a thermos. And the plastic forks and spoons?

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    I went to a place that served cardboard straws recently. Needed a new cardboard straw every 10 minutes because it got soggy.
    Erik Zuniga, ABOC.

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    Redhot Jumper .....................just wondering

    Quote Originally Posted by King of the Lab View Post

    I went to a place that served cardboard straws recently. Needed a new cardboard straw every 10 minutes because it got soggy.
    .....................just wondering, how long were you taking with the same soft drink ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by King of the Lab View Post
    I went to a place that served cardboard straws recently. Needed a new cardboard straw every 10 minutes because it got soggy.
    This made me think of the new commercial for Twizzler straws! Being from Hershey, I thought it was great!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris Ryser View Post
    .....................just wondering, how long were you taking with the same soft drink ?
    It was H20..
    Erik Zuniga, ABOC.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lab Insight View Post
    Condoms are a much bigger issue and epidemic.
    That's another forum.

    Don't tarnish our industry
    The product is fine, but some of the users need an education. Maybe a simple "Do Not Flush" on the I&R handout.

    Quote Originally Posted by King of the Lab View Post
    I went to a place that served cardboard straws recently. Needed a new cardboard straw every 10 minutes because it got soggy.
    I don't think I've used a straw since I was age 17.

    Quote Originally Posted by mervinek View Post
    This made me think of the new commercial for Twizzler straws! Being from Hershey, I thought it was great!
    That's the spirit!

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