How Often You Need To Deep Clean Your Reusable Straws

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Your Reusable Straws Are Probably Nasty If You're Not Doing This By Willow Roberts Aug. 24, 2025 4:00 pm EST

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Straws have become a complicated topic in recent years. The European Union banned single-use plastic straws in 2021, California only gives them out on request, and former president Joe Biden began a plan to phase them out completely in 2024 (which has since been halted by the current administration ).

For anyone trying to reduce their reliance on single-use plastics, a common alternative is a reusable drinking straw. These are often made of rigid plastic, silicon, metal, or glass — and they're great. You never run out, you don't need to have stacks of boxes in your pantry, you don't need to rebu