Colourful Silicone Straws from The Netherlands
This set of multi-coloured silicone straws (The Netherlands) includes a cup guide to help you cut to size for whisky glasses, short tumblers, cocktail glasses or children’s drinks. Dishwasher-safe and sold with a cotton bag. Silicone straws look and feel like plastic straws (silicone does use fossil fuels with sand to make, but these straws are food-safe, last years and are easy to recycle.
Silicone straws bring flexibility and safety to the table. Soft and bendy, they’re a hit with families, especially those with young kids. Worried about portability? They often come with handy storage pouches. Silicone is gentle on the teeth and gums, but be prepared for slightly more effort when it comes to cleaning.
Aside from medical reasons, single-use plastic straws are now banned for UK sale, but still legal to sell in many countries (you could always use your lips to drink!) If you prefer straws, invest in a reusable one to sea turtles getting them stuck up nostrils. Get remaining straws (and plastic cups) out of your town forever with a recycling box from Terracycle or ReFactory.
The size and shape of straws means they miss ‘catching systems’ so end up in the sea, where they puncture soft-bellied creatures or are eaten by filter feeders. Straw waste accounts for 10% of all ocean plastic (one clean-up on US shorelines found 7.5 million plastic straws). Don’t use stainless steel straws if moving or for dexterity issues, due to being inflexible.
