Marine biodegradable straws come out, fully degradable in 58 days

Plastic straws have been a point of contention among single-use plastics
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It has one characteristic inherent to all traditional plastics: it is very durable, so it stays put wherever it goes
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If you're not careful, a single straw can become litter in a park, beach or lake
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However, it is such a seemingly simple thing that makes it impossible to find a trustworthy replacement from a performance, especially environmental point of view
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WinCup Holdings has come up with a breakthrough solution: phade straws, made from PHA, which is extracted from the fermentation of rapeseed oil
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It gives consumers the experience of using a plastic straw, but phade straws are designed to biodegrade and disappear by nature
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Certification tests show that it achieves complete marine biodegradation in just 58 days
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It is estimated that petrochemical straws, usually made of polypropylene, take at least 200 years to decompose
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WinCup Holdings emphasizes that phade straws are not thrown into any body of water to degrade, but are designed to be composted for industrial or household purposes
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However, unlike traditional straws, if a phade straw ends up in the ocean, it will biodegrade due to bacteria
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Phade was born as an alternative to paper, traditional PP plastic and PLA straw, which can only be composted industrially
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Paper straws lack durability and can get wet or even break during use
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Overview and Certification

Brad Laporte, CEO of WinCup Holdings, said: “We remain focused on addressing the global plastic pollution crisis
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We strongly believe that the market is a major driver of demand for petroplastics and manufacturers have an obligation to change business practices to further this cause
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We are extremely proud of the innovation behind our products, which drives the rapid biodegradation process, and we remain committed to continuously improving the sustainable attributes of our products
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The development of Phade involves a rigorous testing and certification process
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TUV Austria, a globally recognized independent third-party certification body, certified phade as an industrial and backyard composting product within a few months
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TUV also certified the material used in the phade straws as marine biodegradable
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In addition, the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) has certified phade as an industrially compostable product
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