5 REASONS YOU SHOULD STOP USING PLASTIC STRAWS.

 By 2050, there may be more plastic in the ocean than fish. Do you want to do something to stop it? By Greta Alvarez.

1. Some materials can still be toxic

Some plastic straws are still being made with materials that are potentially toxic or carcinogenic. And even if straws are labeled as “BPA-free” they might still contain the chemical.

2. Plastic is not biodegradable

And even though many disposable straws are made from recyclable materials, they can be difficult to recycle. According to the Strawless Ocean in the US, plastic straws are too lightweight for recycling sorters and drop through sorting screens and end up in landfills. (And that’s only if someone bothers putting them in the recycling bin to begin with.) 

Plastic can remain in the environment for over 2 000 years because (most) plastic is not biodegradable. So that beverage that took you 15 minutes to drink will linger in the environment for generations. 

In fact, it’s likely that every straw you’ve ever used in your life still exists in the environment somewhere. It just degrades until its microscopic. Even burning it creates harmful dioxin emissions that are bad for your health and the environment.

3. Straws pollute the ocean

And for several different reasons, straws frequently end up in the ocean because they’re littered on the beach, blown out of trashcans, or washed down storm drains, among other reasons. Studies predict that by 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish by weight. Because of their small size, aquatic animals can confuse bits of plastic for food and choke on them.

4. People can get hurt

Thousands of people end up in the ER each year because of straw-related injuries. We’re talking contusions, abrasions, mouth injuries, eye injuries…

5. Straws are wasteful

An average person will go through 38 000 straws in 60 years. Which means that five hundred million straws are used every day. And that’s just in the United States of America. No wonder a hundred thousand sea animals and a million birds die each year due to plastic consumption.

What can we do?

To make a change, it’s as simple as asking to not get a straw with your beverage when you order one. 

And if you’re not ready to give up on straws entirely, there are tons of options for reusable straws out there. Paper Straws! To sum up, if you want the future to be healthier, now is the time to give up on plastic straws forever. And tell your friends to do the same.

Source: Buzzfee

MAKE A CHANGE NOW, STOP USING PLASTIC STRAWS.

Research has shown that if we

 don't change our ways by 2035 then it'll have been too late for ANYTHING to be done to save our oceans. It starts with me... make a change now, stop using plastic straws.

Rapos Tanzania is one of the kind who pride ourselves on making great looking, environmentally friendly and safe paper straws in a vast range of colours. Manufactured within Tanzania, our straws are made with high quality paper and direct food contact inks and glues, offering a full chain of custody and reduced carbon footprint, unlike some imported straws from other part of the world.

Our Paper Straws are packed in 50 or 20. No plastic is used in the packaging. The straws are fully recyclable, biodegradable and completely food safe.

By banishing plastic into the past, these 100% natural straws are designed to do what they say on the tin with no gimmicks or sogginess. Wholesale and retail customers welcome. Whether you’re running a bar, restaurant or nightclub or simply entertaining at home, Rapos Tanzania has a product suitable for any occasion.

When a drink needs a straw – make sure it’s from Rapos Paper Straws Tanzania.

BAR, CAFE & RESTAURANT OWNERS JOIN THE MOVEMENT.

This an invitation to all bars and restaurants to be part of the movement and eliminate plastic pollution from the source. Your customers already want to stop using plastic but there is little to no choice in most venues.

Disposable custom straws paper drinking straws paper straws for bar 100% Biodegradable.

TAKE ACTION

READY TO STOP SUCKING PLASTIC?

BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, NOT THE POLLUTION.

Cost is a key factor when switching from plastic to an alternative, however most find offering straws on request cuts down consumption by so much they actually save money overall - saving money and saving the planet!

VENUES

• STOP BUYING PLASTIC STRAWS 
• EDUCATE STAFF TO ONLY PROVIDE A STRAW ON REQUEST 
• REPLACE PLASTIC STRAWS WITH AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVE SUCH AS PAPER STRAWS 
• OR GET RID OF STRAWS COMPLETELY

PLASTIC STRAWS - THE SILENT KILLER

It is estimated that over 1 million animals die from plastics in the sea each year. Our fully biodegradable products are kind to animals and the planet alike

Plastic straw waste is one of the most easily preventable kinds of plastic waste. Straws end up in landfill or find their way to the ocean eaten by fish that in turn we eat.

Plastic is in our food chain and directly affecting our health – leaving us with a ticking timebomb of potentially serious health issues.

It’s time we stopped sucking plastic, be part of the solution, not the pollution.

PLASTIC KILLS LIFE, IT’S IN OUR OCEANS AND OUR FOOD CHAIN

Plastic microparticles are found in the flesh of fish eaten by humans. It’s estimated that more than 90% of us have traces of it in our bodies, stored in our fatty tissues and even showing up in breast milk to be passed on to our children. Plastics pose risks to the brain, blood pressure, human behaviour, and foetal development. It has also been linked with an increased risk of cancer and heart defects.

REPLACE YOUR STRAW WITH AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVE - OR SAY NO TO PLASTIC STRAWS

Plastic doesn’t degrade, it doesn’t break down - it breaks up but it never disappears. Plastic straws are made from polypropylene, which is a byproduct of petroleum a fossil fuel. Try to incinerate plastic and toxic dioxins disperse into the air we breathe, landing on our farms and becoming bioaccumulated into animals and humans alike.

There are no special straw-recycling facilities, meaning your plastic straw can sit in landfill for potentially hundreds of years, if it doesn’t work its way into our oceans.

Once formed plastic is in the environment forever

you can choose to ignore the threat to our oceans, but can you ignore what plastics are doing to your body and your children

EVERY PLASTIC STRAW YOU'VE EVER USED IS STILL OUT THERE.

REPLACE YOUR STRAW WITH AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVE - OR SAY NO TO PLASTIC STRAWS

Plastic doesn’t degrade, it doesn’t break down - it breaks up but it never disappears.

 Plastic straws are made from polypropylene, which is a byproduct of petroleum a fossil fuel. Try to incinerate plastic and toxic dioxins disperse into the air we breathe, landing on our farms and becoming bioaccumulated into animals and humans alike.

There are no special straw-recycling facilities, meaning your plastic straw can sit in landfill for potentially hundreds of years, if it doesn’t work its way into our oceans.

WE ONLY SELL QUALITY, 100% BIODEGRADABLE PAPER STRAWS.

Rapos is the trade supplier of biodegradable paper straws to the bar, pub, restaurant and hospitality industries. 
We only sell quality, 100% biodegradable paper straws. 

Short Paper Sipping Straw, Solid White, 146mm (5.75")

Tall Paper Straws, Striped Blue, 197mm (7.75")

Tall Paper Straws, Solid White, 197mm (7.75")

Custom Bulk Order Paper Straws