Suck it up! Can pasta straws really replace plastic ones?

Straws made from sugar, wheat, bamboo and pasta are vying to replace the now-reviled plastic ones. But are any up to the task?Just like cow’s farts and Nigel Farage, straws were once dismissed as harmless fun. Now, they are viewed as one of the great threats to the planet. It’s not the straw itself that is bad (although you could jab yourself in the eye with one if not paying close attention), but the plastic used to make it. In fact, it’s estimated by one alternative straw man