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Plastic Straws Pollute.

Recently, consumers have become much more aware of the negative impact plastic straws have on our oceans and waterways. Paper straws are about doing what is right for the environment.

Plastic straws although they are super convenient and inexpensive, do not recycle well and can take hundreds of years to decompose!

Choose paper straws and say yes to a cleaner earth, ocean and environment. One small step YOU can take to preserve our world for the next generation one eco-friendly straw at a time.

What is the big deal about plastic straws?

We use a LOT of them. We use between 63-142 BILLION straws each year! Some believe this is 500 million straws each day. Industry experts approximate use-age to 170-390 million straws. Regardless, this is a whole lot of plastic straws just thrown away, and that is a huge problem.

Plastic straws cannot be recycled.

Only about 1% of plastic straws can be recycled. However; paper straws biodegrade quickly and easily in less than 1 year.

Paper Straws are an earth-friendly alternative.

Because of their small and lightweight size, plastic straws cannot be recycled. Plastic straw waste will go to a landfill or may end up in our oceans where decomposition can take up to 200 years! Straws are considered one of the top 10 plastic marine waste by the Ocean Conservancy.

Plastic straws are bad for marine life.

This video shows the destructive nature of plastic straws when they end up in our oceans. A team of researchers discovered a sea turtle with a single use plastic straw embedded in his nostril.  

What can you do?

Paper straws are another reason we feel good about what we do here at TwigsandTwirls. Our business began with this very product...they were cute and who doesn't love paper straws, right?! But we like paper straws for more than because they are look cute in cups.

Paper straws can be your everyday alternative to plastic because it is what is right our environment. Do your part in protecting our oceans, rivers and the marine life that live there by choosing paper straws. If you are a business looking to make the switch to paper in your establishment, contact us today for a BULK QUOTE.  

Here at Twigs & Twirls we love paper straws.

Making a Difference around the nation

Efforts to regulate plastic waste have been increasing. A recent undertaking to combat the escalation of plastic waste has been regulate and in some cases outlaw single-use plastic straws. Major cities like Seattle, Miami Beach, Vancouver B.C., Malibu, Berkeley, and San Luis Obispo have already passed bans on plastic straws and others like New York City have pending bans. Attempts to ban the state-wide use of plastic straws are in the works in Hawaii, California and New York. Both Scotland and Taiwan already have set bans in place. Many brands and businesses ranging from corner cafes to multi-nation corporations, such as Alaska Airlines, Starbucks and Marriott have joined this movement in response to widespread concern over the pollution of plastic straws in our oceans.

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