Since the "plastic ban", many catering industries have banned the use of plastic straws and replaced them with paper straws. However, more than a year has passed, and now paper straws are hard to see. What happened?
The reason is that in addition to the poor experience and a strange smell, paper straws are unacceptable to many people. Some paper straw products have problems such as excessive potassium permanganate consumption and unqualified temperature resistance. So many stores do not use paper straws and turn to PLA straws or stone paper straws. PLA straws are also called polylactic acid straws. They use starch extracted from plants such as corn, wheat, and cassava as raw materials, and are fully biodegradable like stone paper.
Its appearance and hardness are almost the same as plastic straws. The applicable temperature is about minus 10°C to 70°C. It can satisfy both hot and cold drinks. Compared with paper straws, most consumers prefer this PLA straw.
Environmentally friendly catering still has a long way to go. Consumers have the final say in choosing more suitable products, but it also improves the competitiveness of products. We believe that after market screening, these alternative products will get better and better.
