Reusable drinking straw washing apparatus

A drinking straw washing apparatus, comprising:

• a primary container comprising:
• a wash region;
• a sanitizing region positioned adjacent to the wash region;
• a straw retaining track that traverses the wash region and the sanitizing region;
• a motor assembly communicatively coupled to a control circuit;
• wherein
• the wash region comprises a washing cogwheel rotatably positioned therein that receives straws via the straw retaining track;
• the washing cogwheel is oriented parallel to the straw retaining track;
• the motor assembly is mechanically coupled to the washing cogwheel and thereby rotates the washing cogwheel to guide the straws along the straw retaining track and through a cleaning solution included in the wash region;
• the sanitizing region comprises a sanitizing cogwheel rotatably positioned therein that receives the straws from the washing region via the straw retaining track;
• the sanitizing cogwheel is oriented parallel to the straw retaining track and the washing cogwheel;
• and
• the motor assembly is mechanically coupled to the sanitizing cogwheel and thereby rotates the sanitizing cogwheel to guide the straws along the straw retaining track, through a sanitizing solution in the sanitizing region, and out of the sanitizing region.