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

Once formed plastic is in the environment forever

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.

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

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.

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