Compostable paper straws
What compostable means?
Composting is the process of breaking down organic waste by microbial digestion to create compost. Compost has many beneficial uses including improving and fertilizing soil. To go through a composting process, organic waste requires the right level of heat, water, and oxygen.
In a pile of organic waste, there are millions of tiny microbes that consume the waste, transforming the organic materials into compost. In order to claim that a product is fully compostable, the product has to meet all the requirements in the European Norm EN 13432 and/or the US Standard ASTM D6400. Both specifications require that biodegradable/compostable products completely decompose in a composting setting in a specific time frame. In the process the product should not be leaving no harmful residues behind. Standard EN 13432 requires that the packaging break down under industrial-scale composting conditions within 12 weeks, leaving no more than 10% of the original material in pieces bigger than 2 mm, and doing no harm to the soil itself through heavy metals or worsening its structure.
Compostable paper straws are those which could degrade as explained above. Many paper straws are produced with materials not suitable to meet biodegrading standards. Part of the straws we have tested from different suppliers, have been produced with a glue which do not degrade at all. Such paper straw is no better than a normal plastic straw.
We proudly state that our paper straws are 100% compostable!
