Sep 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s hard to start a paper straw factory. Especially if you’re trying to make biodegradable straws as an alternative to plastic straws. But we’re in the drinking straw business for two reasons. Because we’re determined to help eliminate single-use plastics...
Apr 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
The following article was originally featured in South Wedge Quarterly written by Katie Libby. Click here to read the original post. Karrie Laughton wasn’t looking to open another business. As the owner of the busy Lux Lounge on South Avenue, she had enough on her...
Apr 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
1) Plastic is Poison: Single-use plastics are a plague on our environment, our health, and future generations. They need to go! The amount of unnecessary plastic produced on a daily basis is beyond staggering. “Forever Plastic” are named that for a reason. They break...
Apr 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Search Google for “biodegradable straws” or “compostable straws.” Or “straws made from plants.” The results you see will be full of mentions of PLA Straws. Why? Because there’s big money in it. Because companies are spending...
Dec 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
This article was originally featured on NRDC.org and authored by Courtney Lindwall. Click here to view the original article. A straw with our iced coffee, a plastic bag to carry our takeout, a wrapper on a candy bar: taken individually, each seems harmless. These...
Dec 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
This article originally published on Rainforest-Alliance.org. Click here to view original article. Simply put, we cannot survive on this planet without forests. In a sense, they breathe for the Earth, absorbing carbon dioxide from our atmosphere, and producing the...
