{"id":7018,"date":"2018-05-11T06:45:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T06:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetdiveholidays.com\/blog\/?p=7018"},"modified":"2018-05-11T06:46:12","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T06:46:12","slug":"the-worlds-first-biodegradable-and-edible-straw-arrives-in-the-maldives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetdiveholidays.com\/blog\/the-worlds-first-biodegradable-and-edible-straw-arrives-in-the-maldives\/","title":{"rendered":"The world’s first biodegradable and edible straw arrives in the Maldives"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s widely claimed there are enough plastic straws to wrap around the Earth’s circumference 2.5 times each day. Because they are so small, most straws are not recycled and usually end up in landfills and waterways, where they linger indefinitely, harming wildlife, and marring the natural beauty.<\/p>\n

Made to disappear and designed to have the same functionality expected of a plastic straw, Lolistraw will last for up to 8 hrs in a beverage and will have a shelf life of up to 24 months. When you\u2019re done sipping your drink, you can eat the straw or compost it. The straw’s designers, Chelsea Briganti and Leigh Ann Tucker, have coined the term “Hyper-compostable” to convey that all of their products, including Lolistraw, will break down at the same rate as food waste in compost or in the natural environment, such as a waterway.<\/p>\n

\"LOLISTRAW-Hypercompostable\"<\/p>\n

The Maldives<\/a> is surrounded 99% by ocean, straddles the equator and is home to some of the world\u2019s most precious coral reefs and marine life. As a result, considerations towards protecting the environment are a key influencer in all business decisions for many of the archipelago’s resorts and liveaboards. \u201cIn 10 years of operating our dive safari cruises across The Maldives, we\u2019re always looking for ways to reduce our waste footprint. For example, we\u2019ve never had one-time use bottles on our boats, each guest receives a durable plastic water bottle that they take home with them,\u201d explains Agnes van Linden, Assistant Managing Director of Carpe Diem<\/a> Maldives Pvt. Ltd.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we were looking last year for new sustainable solutions to bring to our upcoming resort, I came across the Lolistraw project on Kickstarter. The management team and I carefully researched all the information and we all knew it was a winner. We had to seize the day and the opportunity, like our company name, while at the same time supporting this great innovation get off the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carpe Diem Maldives is just one of two main Lolistraw Launch Partners from the Kickstarter project, with close to 1000 other smaller donation supporters.<\/p>\n

\"Carpe-Diem-Cruise\"<\/p>\n

\u201cOur world needs a radically new approach to our daily consumption of single-use plastics which too often go to landfill or pollute oceans. Our solutions transform disposables into \u2018’plant fuel’ through composting, or \u2018human fuel\u2019 through consumption,” observed LOLIWARE Co-Founder Leigh Ann Tucker. Made from a new seaweed-based material, the initial texture is like plastic, but can be made with a flavour or with added nutrients. On Carpe Diem Cruises and at the upcoming Carpe Diem Beach Resort<\/a> & Spa, the chosen Lime flavour will add to the experience when sipping a cocktail, a simple glass of water or a refreshing coconut juice.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt transforms while you\u2019re using it to where you can actually bite into it afterward and eat it,\u201d Leigh Ann Tucker noted. \u201cBut when you first pick it up and put it into your drink, it\u2019s going to feel like a plastic straw.\u201d For those who don\u2019t want to eat the straw, it\u2019s also compostable and marine degradable. Unlike another material often used for compostable utensils\u2013PLA, which is often made from corn starch\u2013Loliware breaks down easily, so it can be composted in a home system rather than requiring industrial composting equipment. If the seaweed-based straw happens to end up in the ocean, it will dissolve, which is excellent news for the pristine waters of The Maldives, and any unassuming hungry marine life that might swim by.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re not telling the consumer, hey, you can\u2019t have your straw. We\u2019re providing them a solution to the plastic straw crisis while also giving them a fun experience on top of that. It\u2019s not about the consumer sacrificing anymore, it\u2019s about the consumer having fun and being sustainable at the same time. There are some bioplastics that just break down into smaller pieces, whereas Lolistraw is designed to literally disappear,\u201d says Chelsea Briganti. The lime-flavoured Lolistraws will be available in August on all three Carpe Diem Cruises as well as at the 115-pool villa Carpe Diem Beach Resort & Spa when it opens in September this year.<\/p>\n

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