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  PLA Straws: A False Eco-Friendly Solution? Straws are the simple and the most underrated item but one of the most useful inventions of mankind. It is now getting the much-needed attention that it deserves. Do you know that Sumerians of the Mesopotamic era in 3000 BC used straws to drink beer fermented by them in large vats? It was difficult for them to lift and pass around the vats and hence they used long straws so that they can sit on the floor and drink the beer together. In fact, STRAWS were uniting people and promoting camaraderie. Marvin Stone designed and patented the first straw which was 8½inches long in the year 1888. Do you know the straw he patented was made of  PAPER only ? In 1937, the simple invention saw another milestone.   Joseph Friedman created and patented bendable straws after seeing her daughter find it hard to drink her beverage using straight straws. Thus,  bendable straws were born. The 1960s saw a sudden spurt of Industrial activitie...

  PLA Straws- Myths surrounding them and why Paper straws are a better answer for sustainability Straws, the wonder invented by mankind in 3000 BC by Sumerians in the Mesopotamia era and a marvel that gets ignored often, of late, seek attention. And thanks to the much of the noise about Environment safety, Marine life, and Sustainability. The advent of the industrial revolution in the 1960s saw a sudden spurt of activities in the Automobile sector and resulted in mushrooming of Fast Food restaurants and people started talking about convenience in packaging and sipping of beverages on the go. With fossil fuels gaining currency and mass consumption several byproducts of Petroleum products started emanating. One such by-product is Polypropylene popularly called Plastic.  Plastic started spreading its tentacles like an octopus and virtually dominated in all spheres of life in mankind. The one-use plastic which was supposed to bring convenience and reduce the cost factor became Omn...