OkStraw Paper Straws - Let's End Single-use Plastics Together
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Our Mission at OkStraw
Our Mission at OkStraw is to safeguard land and sea habitats by supplying global markets with a reliable, premium strength, paper straw. Today, ecosystems are under pressure from plastics and as a result, single-use plastic bans are sweeping the globe. Our land and marine compostable paper straws are 100% biodegradable in support of our environment. We believe in providing excellent customer service and affordable paper straws in order to encourage restaurants, bars, and cafes to end single-use plastics.
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How bad are Plastics?
Today there exists a man-made monster Deep in the Pacific. It’s called The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. What’s this? Picture roaming mass of lifeless plastic, spanning the size of Texas in the middle of the Pacific. That’s a scary notion; and it’s very real.
DAILY USE
It is estimated that over 500 MILLION plastic straws are used and thrown away in the United States every day.
Learn more about daily plastic straw usage.
WILDLIFE HARM
Sea and land wildlife are often on the receiving end of the negative effects of these plastic straws. This was shown in sea turtle video where a plastic straw was lodged in the poor animals nostril.
See the turtle video that helped raise awareness.
DECOMPOSITION
As a crude oil based product, plastic drinking straws take over 200 years to decompose and biodegrade.
Find out how long plastics take to decompose.