WHY ARE STRAWS BEING BANNED? HOW DO STRAWS HURT THE ENVIRONMENT?

As one of the most common types of single-use plastic, or plastic products that are generally used only one time and then thrown away, straws are one of the culprits of unnecessary plastic pollution.

The particular problem of plastic straws

Five hundred million straws are used each day by people in the United States alone.[2] Plastic straws are one of the most widely used, and therefore disposed of, plastic products. Many types of straws cannot be reused or recycled due to the chemicals they are made from. Most plastic straws are also not biodegradable and cannot be broken down naturally by bacteria and other decomposers into non-toxic materials.

Straws are particularly prone to ending up in our waterways, and ultimately the oceans, due to beach littering, wind that transports the lightweight objects from trash cans and trash collection facilities, and barges, boats, and aquatic transport vehicles. Most plastic straws simply break into ever-smaller particles, releasing chemicals into the soil, air, and water that are harmful to animals, plants, people, and the environment. Why you shouldn’t use plastic straws?

Plastic straws contain polypropylene and Bisphenol A (BPA), which both leach dangerous chemicals. If the plastic is left out in the heat, the effects of the chemicals are worsened. Plastic is also harmful to animals that inhabit the oceans.

We had to find another solution for that as a human walking on this earth, and start being responsible for the impact on the environment.

One of the options are wheat straws that our company is going to distribute.