RAPOS PAPER STRAWS!

MILLIONS OF PAPER STRAWS ARE PRODUCED IN TANZANIA.

Rapos, non-soggy, biodegradable paper straws are available to replace plastic.

Millions of paper straws are produced in Tanzania to help muscle plastic straws out of drinks throughout the country.

Lay them end-to-end and they would reach the space station, guesses manufacturer Irene Sporah Njau.

She's the owner of Rapos Tanzania, a business that backs an anti-plastic stance by offering paper alternatives.

Irene Sporah at the factory in Dar-Tanzania

Irene Sporah and her team have joined forces to get single-use plastic straws out of bars, restaurants and cafes in Tanzania.

RAPOS company is making a big push to get business owner to stop using plastic straws by the end of 2023, and Irene Sporah is offering a discounted deal to help them break the plastic habit.

It's estimated that Tanzania use over 100 million plastic straws a year. The straws are an environmental nightmare because they are usually made from materials like polypropylene and polystyrene, which can take hundreds of years to degrade.

Moving back to paper straws is actually going back to the original modern straw, which was invented in the 1880s in the United States. Much cheaper plastic straws took over from the 1970s.

Cost is the big issue, She said.

Single-use plastic straws cost about half a cent, while biodegradable paper straws cost 4 to 5 cents each.

Irene Sporah says the answer is to combine paper straws with a "straws on request" policy. That can lead to a 70 per cent drop in straw use, and the savings go towards the environmentally better paper straws.

"A lot of paper straws are not very good quality and when we started selling paper straws there was a bad image around them," she says.

RAPOS: Paper straws that won't fall to bits on you.

RAPOS paper straws are thicker and have been tested to last 20 times as long as other ones. So you can use them properly without worrying about them falling apart."

One other plus is we have all sizes in different colours.

As for cost, she says comparisons are unfair because the cost of environmental damage isn't taken into account with plastic straws.

She says paper straws are a way restaurants and cafes can openly show customers they are trying to be good to the environment.

Irene Sporah says over 500 hotel owners across the country have been challenged to go plastic straw-free by the end of the year.

She admits it's a big ask, but with the availability of paper straws, it could be possible.

Irene Sporah says most Hotel, Restaurant, Bar, Coffee are showing good support for dropping plastic straws.

Irene Sporah Njau.

By far the biggest users of plastic straws are the corporate fast food businesses and they are not asy to reach at once. But Irene Sporah says that's no excuse.

"That we won't be plastic straw-free until they (fast food, Mama Ntilie) start doing it is not a good enough reason for us not to start.

"Starting is our best course of action. Other countries are doing a better job than us at delivering plastic-free alternatives and just being plastic free.

PLASTIC STRAW BANS ARE NOW A GLOBAL MOVEMENT.

Plastic straw bans are now a global movement with consumers becoming aware of the negative impact that they have on ocean ecosystems and how they contribute massive amounts to landfill.

Plastic straws are among the top 10 debris items and 44% of all seabirds and mammals have ingested plastic.

Our compostable paper straws do not have any coating. We use premium, extra strength 3-ply paper to ensure the straws maintain their integrity while being used. The total paper weight of the three layers is 350gsm (135gsm + 135gsm + 80gsm).

Available in three sizes – Cocktail (4.5x120mm), Regular (6x197mm) and Rspos (10x197mm) – and two types – straight (standard straws)

The regular paper straw now comes individually wrapped and help avoid the spread of germs while provide customers a hygienic way to enjoy their drinks.

Our cool drinking straws come in a variety of colours and in Art Series designs. Want to customise your drinking straw? Ask us about custom paper straws.

KILA DAKIKA, GARI MOJA LA TAKA ZA PLASTIKI LINAMWAGWA KATIKA BAHARI ZETU.

Fanya mabadiliko muhimu kutoka kwenye matumizi ya mirija ya plastiki kwenda mirija ya karatasi.

Kila dakika, Gari moja la taka za plastiki linamwagwa katika bahari zetu hili linatakiwa kuachwa.

Kwa kubadili kwenda kwenye mirija yenye uwezo wa kutumika tena na kuoza kwa haraka, saidia kuokoa maisha ya viumbe vya baharini kwa kupunguza kiwango cha carbon wakati tukilinda mfumo wa ikolojia wa dunia.

Ungana na maelfu ya watumiaji wanaopendelea bidhaa za karatasi kama mirija ya karatasi.

Mirija yetu ya karatasi ni uwekezaji wa thamani kwa dunia mama, RAPOS ni mirija ya karatasi iliyotengenezwa kwa nyenzo za kiikolojia na kunywa kwa usalama.

Hii ndio njia sahihi ya kuchangia usemi wa kwenda kijani

Mirija yetu ni salama na mizuri kulinganisha na mirija ya plastiki.

Miriji ya karatasi ya RAPOS inaweza kutumika majumbani, katika hafla, migahawa, bar na maduka ya kahawa.

Kuokoa sayari ni mwenendo ulioshika kasi unaoonya kila mtu jinsi bidhaa za plastiki zilivyo hatarishi kwa asili ya mwitu.Tumeshuhudia kobe waliokabwa na mirija ya plastiki katika pua zao na shakwe wakipoteza maisha kwasababu ya kushindikana kwa mfumo wa umeng'enywaji kwaajili ya plastiki.

STOCKS AVAILABLE "Rapos Paper Straws".

Stock Paper Straws available for immediate purchase

Rapos Straw stands for high quality paper straws at an affordable price. Our biodegradable paper straws are printed with food safe bio ink. Our paper straws are solid, waterproof and resist to liquids for at least 12 hours.

Rapos Straw spent 2 years in researching and testing with the goal to create the safest and strongest paper straws for the best drinking experience. Our straws do not contain BPA, 3-MCPD and are free of MOSH & MOAH.

We are proud to be the only Tanzania manufacturers being able to produce eco friendly and biodegradable straws complying to the most stringent environmental and food safety standards.

October 10, 2021, The Minister of State in the Vice President Office responsible for Union and Environment Selemani Jafo announce the ban of plastic straw in Tanzania.

Tanzania’s ‘battle against single use plastics’ aims to lower greenhouse emissions by 55%, saving million of tons of CO2 equivalent off its carbon footprint, saving Million Shillings by 2030.

These measures are the toughest, globally – giving rise to a high demand for a swift and efficient alternative. Some of the items banned are absolutely essential for some industries, such as paper cutlery for the catering industry of paper straws for the aseptic industry; and the switch to plastic is often seen as uncertain and somewhat of a burden.

Hotels Cafe, Bars and resorts are increasingly banning single-use plastics like these

Which hotels are leading the charge against plastic waste?

Many major players in the hospitality industry like Salt Restaurant in Oysterbay have opted to go plastic-free long ago.

The most preferred Restaurant of the year 2021, Taste me Desserts and Cafe has decided to stop using plastic straws in all of its branches.

RAPOS Straw is proud to see that more and more companies are following the plastic-free revolution by using paper foil, and, most importantly, that they are happy and satisfied with the switch!

Capital Lounge.

Kahawa Cafe and Taste Me Dessert Cafe has stops all their branch from using plastic straws.

Kahawa Cafe has switched from plastic to paper .

RAPOS Straw is proud to see that more and more companies are following the plastic-free revolution by using paper straws, and, most importantly, that they are happy and satisfied with the switch!

Since the ban on single-use plastics in Tanzania in July 2021, we have predicted a high rise in demand for paper straws, as well as shortages. As such, we have stocked several lots of Rapos paper straws in key locations, namely: Dar es salaam, Arusha and Zanzibar. These are available for immediate delivery.