BioPak cuts prices on eco-friendly straws range

The price cut is designed to encourage more food and drink outlets to quit serving plastic straws.

Sustainable packaging company BioPak has introduced massive price cuts on its range of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper straws, in a move designed to encourage more food and drink outlets to quit serving plastic straws.

The new pricing will see Regular (6mm) BioStraws prices drop by 38 per cent and Jumbo (10mm) BioStraws prices reduced by 51 per cent. The pricing change comes into effect as of 29 January 2019.

Sustainability director Richard Fine said BioPak has the only FSC certified straws in Australia and New Zealand.

“Whilst paper straws are significantly better than plastic, it’s important to know not all paper straws are created equal. BioPak has the only FSC certified straws in Australia and New Zealand. FSC Chain of Custody certification guarantees that the paper used to produce our straws come from a forest and supply chain that is managed responsibly throughout.”

The price cuts follow an announcement by Coca-Cola Amatil earlier this month it would no longer distribute plastic drinking straws or stirrers in Australia, and would instead stock fully recyclable and biodegradable FSC accredited paper straws.

The beverage giant said at the time of the announcement the intention was for 100 per cent of Coca-Cola Amatil’s Australian packaging to be fully recyclable by 2025, including all bottles, cans, plastic wrap, straws, glass and cardboard.

The South Australian Government also recently announced it was considering banning single-use plastics such as straws, coffee cups and plastic bags.

In October 2018 the European Parliament voted for a complete ban on a range of single-use plastic products, including straws, plates and cutlery from the EU market in a bid to stop ocean pollution.

Under draft plans approved by the Environment and Public Health Committee, single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery, cotton bud sticks, straws and beverage stirrers (all of which make up more than 70 per cent of marine litter) are to be banned from the EU market from 2021.

Only 9 per cent of the world’s plastic is understood to be reused and recycled. An estimated 10 million straws are used in Australia every day.

FSC certification confirms the forest is being managed in a way that preserves the natural ecosystem and benefits the lives of local people and workers, all while ensuring it remains economically viable.

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