Did you leave us with the short straw?

The Bite:

Fine by us, as long as it's reusable. Glass and stainless steel drinking straws add garbage-free class to your glass, even if you get stuck sucking down a cuppa SunnyD.

The Benefits:

• Fewer fistfuls of trash. Most disposable straws are made from polypropylene (so you can recycle them), but remember: plastic never fully biodegrades, so generally just try to avoid it.
• Shorter bills; not-so-short lifetimes. At about $5 per box of 50, straws aren't superexpensive, but reusable options will pretty much last forever.

Personally Speaking:

Jen (co-founder and a bit of a klutz) uses stainless steel 'cuz she's afraid she'll break the glass ones. But Jenifer (editorial director and amateur ballerina) prefers the "see-through-ness" of glass, and after three months, hasn’t broken one yet.

Wanna Try:

• Endurance Drink Straws - heavy, shiny, stainless steel straws ($10/4).
• Glass Dharma Beautiful Bend Drinking Straw - substantial-feeling glass straw; comes with thin scrubber to clean the inside ($8).

Related Tips:

The Reusable Chopsticks Tip

Tip found on www.theidealbite.com