ZEOS straw - Let's replace plastic straws naturally!

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ZEOS straw, a safe drinking straw for the planet. Summary Single-use plastic straws are top 10 debris in the oceans. In response to an increase in environmental and health concerns of European citizens, EU is tackling plastics waste head-on since 2018 with an ambitious new strategy that proposes to make all plastic packaging recyclable or reusable by 2030. About 180 billion of plastic drinking straws are consumed each year in the world and about 36 billion straws are consumed in EU, according to a report of Seas at Risk. Only in Europe, this represents a market of 3 billion euros. Drinking straws are currently used as a symbol for the fight against plastic and many organisations claim their prohibition. However, sustainable alternatives are lacking and the Food Service Industry have no solution yet. B'ZEOS develops ZEOS straw, a Zero-waste, Edible, Organic and Sugar-free drinking straw as an alternative to plastic drinking straws and thus provides a solution for the Food Service Industry. ZEOS straw is edible and compostable in normal condition in contrast to PLA, starch and other so-called biodegradable plastics on the market. It is mainly produced from certified organic seaweed. In contrast to the use of fossil resources, marine resources are inexhaustible, quickly renewable, bio-compostable, fertilizing, energy-efficient and seaweed have negative CO2 emission. In addition, marine resources reduce the pressure on land-use and improve water-use efficiency. Finally with our solution there is no no need to pay for disposal and recycling cost.