We recently went to an inspiring talk at Mamoq's sustainable pop up in Shoreditch, with three sustaniable brands talking about the challenges of being a small eco-friendly brand and how fast fashion has affected our planet. Working in the straw and hospitality industry our focus is on plastic/ food waste but one of our planets biggest waste problem is old clothing, mainly due to fast/ cheap fashion. SO why is it so bad? See Mamoq's brilliant blog post below: https://www.mamoq

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/27/the-last-straw-european-parliament-votes-to-ban-single-use-plastics The European parliament has voted to ban single-use plastic cutlery, cotton buds, straws and stirrers as part of a sweeping law against plastic waste that despoils beaches and pollutes oceans. The vote by MEPs paves the way for a ban on single-use plastics to come into force by 2021 in all EU member states. The UK would have to follow the rules if it took pa

This International Womens Day we celebrated the ladies behind eXXpedition. An amazing group of women headed up by Emily Penn on a mission to fully understand the impact our plastic pollution is having on our oceans and our own bodies. Emily Penn splits her time between running eXXpedition and developing upstream solutions to the ocean plastic issue with corporate partners, scientists and government bodies. An experienced public speaker, Emily gives talks around the world at c

Glastonbury is putting an end to single-use plastic bottles being sold at the music festival for the first time. The festival, which was first inaugurated in 1970, is taking place this summer from Wednesday 26 June until Sunday 30 June. This year, the organisers have decided to take a stand against the detrimental impact of plastic pollution. "With more than one million plastic bottles sold at Glastonbury in 2017, we feel that stopping their sale is the only way forward," a s

The Isle of Arran has become the first community in Scotland to achieve Surfers Against Sewage's Plastic Free Communities status. The accrediation was given in recognition of the island’s work to start reducing the impact of single-use plastic on the environment. SO great to see whole communities coming together on a common cause - and there aren't many more important or relevant causes then the plastic revolution. Well done Isle of Arran !! Check out TAP = Think About Plasti

Very interesting article about paper straws and how they decompose: https://yp.scmp.com/news/features/article/110583/are-paper-straws-really-better-environment-plastic-ones It’s safe to say that the global campaign against the use of plastic straws reached fever pitch this year, with many companies and people choosing to ditch plastic straws in favour of paper ones. But are paper straws really the eco-friendly alternative they claim to be? Chung Shan-shan, the director of sci

Cannot reccomend this documentary enough: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bmbn47 Eye opening and insightful. We need to open our eyes to the damage our day to day plastic use is having on our planet. Here at The Wheat Straws Company we are trying to do or bit to help companies and individuals cut down on plastic. Don't stop using straws; use the original straw, use a Wheat Straw. They're 100% bio-degradable, 100% compostable and 100% natural. It doesn't turn to mush like p

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/24/european-parliament-approves-ban-on-single-use-plastics-uk-eu-brexit Finally the world is starting to wake up to the damage single-use plastic is causing. The European parliament has overwhelmingly backed a wide-ranging ban on single-use plastics in an effort to tackle pollution in seas, fields and waterways. Under the proposed directive, items such as plastic straws, cotton swabs, disposable plastic plates and cutlery would