I am teaming up with Smiling Tree Toys, a family-owned toy company from Minnesota. They specialize in hand-crafted wooden toys and have a deep passion for the environment. We are going to share with you a small, yet important step to reduce your daily waste.
It is being said that America alone generates approximately 500 million straws per DAY. That's a whole lot. According to the National Park Service, that's 125 school buses filled per day and 46,400 school buses filled per year. Clearly this is an alarming amount and by making one small switch in your daily life, you can make a huge impact, not only in the amount of waste that's produced, but also in the amount of extra plastic that is being manufactured per year. These single use plastic straws end up in landfills, beaches, oceans, rivers, places they simply don't belong.
A couple of years ago, I purchased a three pack of stainless steel straws and have loved using them. They are easy to put in my purse or diaper bag, so I always have one with me when I stop at my favorite coffee shop or restaurant. Today I used it with my plain iced latte (yum), from my favorite local coffee shop. My daughter Rowan also loves these straws and always requests to use them, which makes drinking milk and water, a bit more fun for her.
These straws can be purchased at a lot of places these days, especially online. I got mine from Marley's Monsters, an online store for sustainable goods. Kleen Kanteen also has an inexpensive pack, I love all of their products so you can't go wrong.
Stainless steel straws are also super easy to clean, I just wash mine with every day dishes and if I want to give them a deep clean, say after using them with smoothies, I just boil them in water to get them like new again. That's the great thing about them, they won't break, tarnish or mold, they are a serious game-changer when it comes to your daily drinking routine.
Make the switch and feel good about that small change making a HUGE difference in your and the environment's future. They look pretty too, so that's always plus.
