Following on from our #LastStraw survey we’ve got some super cool eco straws to giveaway! Ditch the plastic – reusable and biodegradeable straws are the future!
The UK is easily the biggest user of plastic straws in Europe, with an estimated 8.5 billion thrown away each year, according to a study by Eunomia Research & Consulting. This compares with 4.8 billion in Germany, 3.2 billion in France, 2 billion in Italy and 1.1 billion in Denmark.
TO ENTER our giveaway, write the shocking number of plastic straws that are thrown away in the UK each year in the comment box below ??
Closing date is 10th March 2018. Thanks to Seraphina’s Kitchen, Little Cherry and Bambaw for supplying these awesome eco straws.
What are the alternatives to plastic straws?
We’ve rounded up some environmentally friendly choices of straw to have at home or to whip out of your bag next time you’re out and about!
Bamboo straws
These are reusable, biodegradable drinking straws, made from whole bamboo, which is an easy to grow, sustainable crop. These eco-friendly straws can be used in hot and cold drinks and they don’t taste of anything. Available from Bambaw in packs of 12, and every pack comes with a cleaning brush. Enter our giveaway to win a pack of Bambaw straws!
Metal straws
Senhai sell a set of eight stainless steel metal straws (available with a bend for those who want an angle in their straws!). They come in different colours, with a two cleaning brushes in a cloth bag, and are dishwasher proof.
Glass straws
StrawGrace sell handmade, incredibly hardy glass straws that come in packs of five. These cool straws are BPA free, eco-friendly, dishwasher safe and shatterproof. Each packet comes with a year’s guarantee – this is the same glass that’s used in labs all over the world and in Pyrex dishes so it’s safe and strong.
Silicon straws
Seraphina’s Kitchen make reusable coloured straws from silicone in two different sizes; one for juices and a larger one for smoothies. They’re all BPA free, lead and phthalates free and you can clean them with the brush that comes with each pack, or put them in the dishwasher. Enter our giveaway to win a pack of Seraphina’s silicone straws!
Paper straws
If you’re after colourful fun paper straws for your child’s party check out Little Cherry Eco Party Supplies, so many styles, designs and colours to choose from! This is most definitely your one-stop shop for all things party ware, get your party rocking eco style with all their environmentally-friendly tableware. Enter our giveaway to win a pack of Little Cherry paper straws!
Vegware PLA Straws
How about a bioplastic alternative? Vegware PLA Straws are made from corn that would otherwise go to waste. Its proper name is polylactic acid (PLA) and it’s used by Vegware to manufacture drinking straws, as well as other utensils and coffee cups. While plastic straws take between 100 and 1,000 years to break down in landfill, conventional enzyme action is enough to decompose PLA straws in under 12 weeks, so they can go in your bin with the rest of your food waste.
Joanna says:
8.5 billion
Christian says:
8.5 billion. Once we have used ours up in cupboard it’s a thing of the past like smoking in pubs and not wearing a seat belt for me.
Nicola Milne says:
8.5 billion
Sarah Hoggett says:
Around 8.5billion! :O that’s beyond shocking! I hadn’t realised quite how many alternatives there were available either, thanks for the info, will definitely be looking into them.
Evie Plummer says:
8.5 billion
Emily Nicholls says:
8.5 BILLION
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Cara Jordan says:
8.5 billion straws
Hazel Barlow says:
8.5 billion
Heather S says:
8.5 billion!
Villene says:
8.5 billion ?
Amy Dittrich says:
8.5 billion
Helen Serrano says:
8.5 billion
Carly English says:
An stimated 8.5 billion .
Debra says:
8.5 billion
Amanda Groombridge says:
8.5 Billion Plastic Straws
Sophie Harrison says:
8.5 billion
David Hall says:
8.5 billion!
Kelly Mullenger says:
8.5 Billion
Isobel Findlay says:
8.5 billion
Rachel Morris says:
8.5 billion