Large caliber straws - General Tiki

TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on 05/18/2002 Real straw straws!! "Back to the real thing. Drinking straws. To rid the world of plastic drinking straws, two women from the Harz region in Germany set out in search of suitable stalks. Their quest was sucessful, albeit beyond the area of influence of Brussels-based standards-»experts«. They found long rye straw in Poland and have developed a cutting process which does not fray stalks. And now the natural straws have only one more hurdle to take, namely the price competition against their mass-produced plastic cousins." Available from http://www.manufactum.co.uk Only looks like they are available in Europe at the moment, though. Trader Woody

Real straw straws!!

"Back to the real thing. Drinking straws.
To rid the world of plastic drinking straws, two women from the Harz region in Germany set out in search of suitable stalks. Their quest was sucessful, albeit beyond the area of influence of Brussels-based standards-»experts«. They found long rye straw in Poland and have developed a cutting process which does not fray stalks. And now the natural straws have only one more hurdle to take, namely the price competition against their mass-produced plastic cousins."

Available from http://www.manufactum.co.uk
Only looks like they are available in Europe at the moment, though.

Trader Woody

Post #1582 by Trader Woody on 05/18/2002