Wrong.
Please don't recycle plastic drinking straws. There is not a market for the type of plastic used in these straws.
If you have heard about sea turtles with straws in their noses, recycling these straws won't help them. Putting them in the trash so they go to a landfill instead of littering will help. But the best option is not to use them.
If you must use straws or just like them a lot, it is getting easier to find washable straws these days. These are made with a thicker plastic so they won't break when they are used more than once.
It is important to remember that you must keep them clean, however. When you wash them, use a large pipe cleaner to clean inside the straws.
Another option is a cleaning brush. It will last longer than a pipe cleaner. Look in the pet food section where you find aquarium equipment for smaller brushes with long enough handles to push them through the length of a straw. Sterilize it with bleach as often as you do your dish cloth.
