Yeah I remember going to a Booster Juice (Canadian smoothie chain) after they banned plastic straws here, and saw they were proudly advertising their biodegradable straws, and upon trying one I was perfectly satisfied with it compared to a normal plastic one. I figured maybe it's not standard because they're expensive enough that it could only be justified when selling a $10 drink.

Then the last time I went they had moved onto paper straws like everyone else.