PLASTICS NEWS PART 5

August 20, 2020

Backyard compostable straw wins bioplastic award

PLASTICS announced the 2020 winning innovation of the annual Innovation In Bioplastics Award: a backyard compostable plastic straw from Danimer Scientific and WinCup. “‘Consumer demand continues to grow for innovative products that minimize environmental impacts while maintaining superior performance, and we needed an innovative material to meet that demand,’ said Brad Laporte, chief operating officer at WinCup. He called the PHA material a ‘big step to changing the future in single-use plastics.’”

Source: https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/backyard-compostable-straw-wins-bioplastic-award