Why do (plastic) straws suck?

You’ve probably heard that plastic straws are evil before — whether from politicians calling for bans, businesses that are no longer giving them out hand over fist, or that latest TedTalk. Even though this is a more recent talking point it is not without reason.

500 million plastic straws are thrown away each day and an untold number of these enter the ecosystem affecting wildlife along rivers, lakes, and oceans. They could end up in the bellies of fish and birds and choke sea turtles while leaching harmful chemical compounds into dirt and water. We don’t want to be too preachy but these compounds pass for carcinogenics and are known to cause hormone imbalances. Plastic straws are a fantastic and convenient solution to our not-wanting-to-touch-the-edge-of-a-glass-or-can problem, how we handle straws after their use is the huge problem.

The litterers might not care while the well-meaning of us throw our plastic straws into the garbage or our recycling but somewhere down the line, bags rip, the wind blows and they end up on beaches where they are the seventh biggest source of litter around the world. It is extremely encouraging to see the evolution and adoption of novel straw design in recent years from paper, glass, bamboo, steel and edible straws. Coral Eco wants to be part of the solution and that's why we've sourced top-notch quality reusable straws and are continually working to reduce our own footprint starting with your beverage.