Reduce pollution and waste sent to landfill.
Using an item once and then throwing it away is not sensible. Why manufacture a product that will only be used for a brief duration of time, especially when the material will take centuries to break down in landfill?
Unfortunately, this is the reality of single-use plastics. Every year over four hundred million tons of plastic waste is generated, 36% of that is dedicated for single-use items like food packaging and straws. What happens to all that plastic? Almost 85% of it ends up in landfill, where it will sit for hundreds or even thousands of years.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There are many reasons why disposed plastic is so problematic. First, plastic has consumed valuable volume space in landfills for centuries which could be reserved for more meaningful uses. Yet, as the population grows, our country will need even more land to house human activities such as farming or putting up industries. As plastics require more of that land, there will be less and less room for productive human activity to thrive.
It also creates severe environmental hazards. When plastic breaks down, it results in microscopic fragments of itself and releases harmful toxins and microplastics into the soil and water. These toxins then make their way into the food chain, where they can cause serious health problems for both animals and humans. So, how can our country solve this plastic problem? The simple solution is to use biodegradable items.
STRAWFISH® IS REVOLUTIONIZING THE BEVERAGE SERVICE INDUSTRY
StrawFish® offers straws designed to look like plastic, feel like plastic and work like plastic but are one hundred percent biodegradable per ASTM D5526 standard.
A great alternative to serve guests at your food and beverage operation, StrawFish® are single-use and these Eco-straws can be disposed in traditional waste where it will break down in a landfill within weeks. There is no need to send to a commercial composting facility.
In addition to their easy disposal, StrawFish® products reduce environmental stresses from industrial farming practices typically seen with other plant-based single-use plastic straw products, which are made from ingredients like wheat, corn, canola, and agave. Rather, StrawFish® straws are created from marine waste, primarily from oyster shells.
CARBON NEGATIVE
Thanks to the ocean’s prevailing currents and tides, the coastal regions of the Baja California peninsula are famous for an abundance of marine seashells. Oyster shells are already a powerful tool for sequestering carbon. By converting them into an allergen-free, bio-based resin, StrawFish® can cut carbon footprints, transition plastic to bio-based sources to create a sustainable product with the same convenience and usability as traditional plastic straws but without the environmental impact…and sogginess!
YOUR COMPANY | OUR PLANET
As consumer awareness of environmental issues mounts, more businesses are searching for “greener” ways to operate more sustainably. Today you can join companies such as Royal Caribbean, Marriott, Flanigan’s Seafood and Grill, Shake Shack and take a significant step forward in cleaning up coastlines, reducing plastic pollution and positively impacting the environment.
Convert to a sustainable plastic straw alternative such as StrawFish® and together we divert landfill, prevent microplastic, remove pollutants from ocean ecosystems and reduce the production of single-use plastics! But it does not stop there. When you serve a StrawFish® product, you improve the guest dining experience and increase brand loyalty and engagement.
If you do the math, you will realize those pennies you save purchasing cheap plastic straws really doesn’t equate to big money, but it is equating to massive damage to our planet and consumers know this. Purchase these all-natural StrawFish® bio-straws today and build loyalty, gain recognition, and strengthen your brand.
