Why You Should Use Glass Straws

I had blogged about the reasons why you should use reusable straws.

Refreshing your memory why we should use (our) glass straws:-

1. Our glass straws are handmade. * Don't you like handmade stuff? T_T *

2. Imported from best producer (Glass Dharma) with quality material.

Buying imported stuffs are always not eco friendly. Bear in mind that there is no local manufacturer at the moment that make glass straws. In fact, we are searching for interested manufacturer right now. If you know any, let us know. If you like our idea, let us know too!

3. Glass doesn’t leak toxins into your beverages.

Colourful ain't it? Try to imagine the amount of toxic you suck using them...

I like barli panas (Hot barley) and I always order that to go with my food. The waiter/waitress always comes back to me with steaming hot barley drink and the plastic straw. Irritated but this is already a common practice amongst Malaysians. We don't see them giving you straws when you order teh o panas (Hot tea) but barli panas... Strange isn't it? *_*

Anyhow, that wasn't the point. When you suck your hot drinks or simply putting the plastic straws in the hot drinks, you are putting yourself in danger of drinking toxins that leaked into your hot drinks!

4. Glass straws are dishwasher safe making them easy to clean and sterilize. *winked*

5. Glass Dharma straws are guaranteed for life against breakage.

6. Glass straws won’t end up in our oceans as part of of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch /Landfills / Ocean. *Save our extinct turtle!* BTW, I am currently involved in Walk for Turtles. Ask me if you wanna know more.

7. One glass straw replaces thousands of plastic straws. (How many times will you use a straw the rest of your life?)

Let's try to do the calculation here. Let's say you eat out three times a day and whenever you order drinks to serve with it, you have a straw with it.

3 straws X 7 days = 21 straws a week

21 straws X 4 weeks = 84 straws a month

84 straws X 12 months = 1008 straws a year!

Let's say I live till the age of 65 and I am 23 now * I'm turning 23. Birthday coming soon.* **HINT**HINT**

65 - 23 = 42 years of lives to live

42 years X 1008 straws = 42336 straws!!

With that,

1. I can make 4 chairs like these (10,000 for each) :-

Chair No #1 for my future hubby

Chair No #1 for my myself

Chair No #1 for my first child

Chair No #1 for my second child

2. I can decorate my living hall with this:-

3. Made some weapons

4. Or I can wear them on my hair

Horrifying isn't it? I think I just freak myself out *_*

8. Using your glass drinking straw adds a feeling of beauty to your day (Ng, 2010)

I have no idea what beauty feelings he means but I need to tell you this. If you have not tasted drink using the glass straws, you will not know how it feels. It is the solid feel on your lips... I tend to drink more using the straws. Funny ehy? You can pinjam mine to do some testing given that you brush your teeth everyday. LOLZ.

More reasons and some boring facts:-

As of March 2008, McDonald’s serves an average of 52 million meals PER DAY! (Per their website) How many of those served do you think were given a plastic straw? I hope it is becoming obvious just how big of a problem these pesky little plastic straws can be. Remember, this is just from McDonalds!! Get the picture??

T here was a partial solution to our “plastics problem”. Now, granted, there are a lot more plastics in our world than just drinking straws, but bear with me a minute and let me put things in perspective … can start with reducing plastics by using reusable straws. J

More and more reasons for home/kids/family! These glass straws are so sturdy that you have to worry about young children breaking them. They are clear and easy to see that they really are clean. * Perfect if you are OCD'ish T_T * I highly recommend your family switches from plastic to glass straws.

Kids like straws, and it is actually good for their oral motor development and speech articulation to use them. Be a green parent, say NO to plastic straws. It is also not safe for your kids to bite it...

Straw Attack!

I am kinda proud of the McDonald "stunt" (as Matthias previously put). Though not many turned up but the cashiers' expressions were just... took my breath away?! Was thrilled to see them all again.

We are reminded to carry our own bags to shop. We are also encouraged to bring our lunch boxes to tapau. Now, I am urging each one of you to do this with me - bringing your own eco friendly straws.

Let me tell you why:-

1. They are plastic. Should I say more?!

2. You like teh o ais limau, blended coffee, liong shui suit (iced herbal tea) and more many more cold drinks. You can't say no to this - that you love cold drinks because you are a Malaysian =D

I hope you agree with me in this - that you find it disgusting to use the plastic straw to suck up your drink because you know the machas' hands aren't really clean. *They hold the tip of the straw which is also the same place where you place your mouth and tongue*

3. When you order some drinks without ice like bali panas (Hot Barley), they will still stick a plastic straw in your drink despite the fact that they know it is hot. Try to imagine the possible leaching of chemicals into your beverage.

4. Straws are not reusable and even if they do, I don't think you like the idea...

5. Stop the habit of you biting the straws... *_*

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I was googling "Eco Friendly Straws" and I found 2 types:-

1. Stainless Steel Straws - Real Green Goods

2. Glass Straws - Glass Dharma

I try to search online but I can't find any local stores that sell any of them. Tell me if you know any and tell me also if you wanna purchase one with me =)

I particularly like this design. The coloured dots have their function - to stop your straws from rolling down the table!

Green mind + Green Act = A better living world!