WinCup Celebrates Replacing of 1 Billion Plastic Straws

News- WinCup (Stone Mountain, GA, USA), recently announced that the company has sold 1 billion phade® straws, the world’s first marine biodegradable, home and industrial compostable drinking straw.

Made with PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate), phade straws maintain the feel and user experience of traditional plastic straws but will safely biodegrade and return to nature quickly. Phade has become popular among consumers as well as major restaurant brands, professional sports venues, airports and other retail outlets nationwide.

The development of phade involved a rigorous testing and certification process. TÜV AUSTRIA, a globally recognized independent certifying body, certified phade as both industrial and home compostable in a matter of months. TÜV also certified the material from which the phade straw is made as marine biodegradable. Additionally, the Biodegradable Products Institute Inc. (BPI) has certified phade as industrial compostable.

WinCup has won numerous awards for the development of phade, e.g. the 2020 Innovation in Biopolymer Award from the Plastics Industry Association, and the 2021 Innovation in Foodservice Award for Sustainability Solutions from the National Restaurant Association.

17.03.2023

Ref: www.bioplasticsmagazine.com

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