Truly Compostable AND Biodegradable Paper Straws 

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...

Roc Paper Straws in South Wedge Quarterly

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...

5 Reasons to Use Our Straws

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...

The Ugly Truth about PLA Straws

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...

Single-Use Plastics 101 (NRDC)

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...

What is Sustainable Forestry? (Rainforest-Alliance.org)

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...