An American startup, Loliware, launches the straw of the future, an innovative, ecological and above all edible product made with algae
The disposable use of plastic straws and their damage in environmental terms have become a topic of global interest, so much so that some countries and cities have not only banned their use in restaurants and bars but are also adopting eco-friendly alternatives. Also in the United States, where according to the Plastic Pollution Coalition more than 500 million disposable straws are consumed a day, something is moving, between proposed laws and the promotion or launch of straws made with sustainable materials such as steel or bamboo. However, one of the recent and most interesting innovations comes from an American startup, the LOLIWARE, which launched those promise to be the cnests of the future.
An eco-friendly straw to eat
LOLIWARE, a New York startup whose team includes industrial designers and scientific experts in the food and sustainability sectors, is the first company in the world to have patented a straw that is not only ecological but also edible. This product, similar in appearance to the usual plastic straws, is in fact 100% plastic-free, sugar-free, gluten-free, GMO-free but above all it is based on algae. This vegetable ingredient, in fact, besides being a super food, is a natural regenerative resource capable of capturing CO2, renewable and sustainable. The LOLIWARE has also designed these innovative canes so that they have the same functionality that is expected from a plastic straw, that is a 24-hour duration in a beverage and a generic maximum duration of 24 months.
The green mission of LOLIWARE
As we have seen, the environmental impact of using straws in the world is a very serious problem, and alarming numbers prove it; every day in the world one billion plastic straws are used, and most of them end up in the oceans, with disastrous consequences for animals, but also for the environment. The plastic materials used daily, which take hundreds of years to decompose, represent 70% of the polluting waste in the oceans. The objective of LOLIWARE is to stem the problem, with a unique and alternative product that is "ipercompostabile", Or capable of rapidly disintegrating without any consequences for the ecosystem of the seas and oceans and for the environment in general. The company said it intends to produce 30 billion straws by 2020, hoping one day to replace the 500 million plastic straws that are used and discarded every day in the United States, especially in places with a high concentration of waste such as stadiums, fast food and cafeterias. Currently their straws can be pre-ordered on Kickstarter and Indiegogo crowdfunding sites, but we expect and hope that they will soon be on the market, revolutionizing our bad habits of using non-recyclable plastics.
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