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StrawFish® Products for People & the Planet
by mdsassociatesAn Innovative Solution to Plastic Pollution Upcycles Allergen-Free Discarded Marine Seashells
StrawFish® Products Are Your Biodegradable Solution to Single-Use Plastics in Your Food and Beverage Service Operation.
Used once then disposed, Americans consume five hundred million plastic straws and stirrers each day, ranking these among the top ten contributors to marine and shoreline debris pollution. Petroleum based plastic straws litter our streets, lands, and shorelines from coast to coast, leaching toxic pollutants into ecosystems that harm or kill marine life.
Plastic straws and stir sticks never biodegrade, rather they break down into smaller fragments referred to as micro-plastic.
Highly toxic, studies show micro-plastic has invaded our food chain, bottled water, and our bodies so much so that experts claim we consume a credit card worth of plastic every week!
YOUR COMPANY – OUR PLANET
As consumer awareness of environmental issues mounts, more businesses are searching for “greener” ways to operate more sustainably. Today you can join companies such as Royal Caribbean, Marriott, Flanigan’s Seafood and Grill, Shake Shack, Compass Coffee, Huey Magoos, Clean Juice and take a significant step forward in cleaning up coastlines, reducing plastic pollution and positively impacting the environment!
REVOLUTIONARY SHELL-BASED
StrawFish® straws give discarded seashells a second life!
Designed to provide the same convenience and usability as traditional plastic straws, StrawFish® products feature a special proprietary bio resin derived from discarded oyster seashells that wash up on the coastal regions along the Baja Peninsula - an area rich with seashells due to the ocean’s currents and tides.
Unlike paper straws, StrawFish® products will not break down or get soggy during use, even when served with hot beverages! They are FDA-food contact approved which means they are certified safe for humans and the environment. While they look, feel, and work just like their plastic counterparts, these shell-based products are heat-resistant so you can feel confident serving them without melting or leaching chemicals. And they can be disposed directly into regular trash!
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