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Plastic
straws SUCK.

That's why Footprint spent a year designing a better paper straw that also won't hurt the environment.

Why is something so small such a big deal?

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Plastic Straws Harm Sealife

Dr. Christine Figgener, PhD knows first hand the damage plastic straws can cause in our oceans. Plastic straws are exceptionally susceptible to being consumed by sealife as they float on the surface of the water. And it's not just plastic straws. Turtles and other sealife mistake plastic bags for jellyfish and eat them. Act now and pledge to help keep plastics out of our oceans.
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Engineering a Plastic Straw Alternative

Footprint has sold over 560M straws since 2019, preventing 560M plastic straws from harming the environment.

Soggy straws? No thanks. Footprint spent a full year engineering a quality straw that performs like plastic. Our straws are engineered to be strong over the course of days of use, while still breaking down completely after disposal.
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CHECK OUT THESE WINS AGAINST PLASTIC STRAWS

Landmarks in the Anti-PLASTIC Straw Campaign

  • 2017

    National Skip the Straw Day, established by teens in Michigan

  • 2018

    European Union bans single-use straws

  • 2018

    Seattle becomes the first major U.S. city to ban straws

  • 2019

    California mandates restaurants to distribute plastic straws only upon request

  • 2020

    England bans all single-use plastic straws

  • 2021

    Canada & Mexico City ban single-use plastics

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Footprint Straws are:

 

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Awards and Recognition

Want to find out more about plastic straw alternatives?

Check out our top blog post of all time (updated for 2022) on the history of straws, the anti-straw movement and Footprint’s latest compostable straw designs.
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