As states are passing new bans on single-use plastic and environmental sustainability is gaining in popularity, more and more restaurants are looking for environmentally-friendly straw alternatives. 

Learn more about compostable drinking straws, what they're made of, and how they can help us work toward a beyondGREEN future.

If your plastic straw ends up in a landfill, how long will it take to decompose? The answer may shock you considering how small this object is.

As a business owner, we encourage you to switch to more sustainable options and proudly display a sign announcing that you do not offer plastic straws and raise awareness. We’ve created a free no plastic straw sign you can download here.

Plastic in the ocean is a major problem. Here are the details on how many plastic bags are in the ocean, organizations that help, and what you can do.

When sipping on a drink from your favorite restaurant, have you ever wondered where your straw will end up? It may seem harmless that you are using a plastic straw since oftentimes, plastic straws are commonly made from 100% recyclable material. However, the truth is that almost all these straws are single-use straws and cannot be easily recycled.

Wondering if California banned plastic straws and what other states are doing? Here’s everything you need to know.

Wondering how many plastic straws are used each day and how many of these end up in the ocean? Here are all the details and the impact straws are having on our earth.

We’ve witnessed many restaurants (who were sourcing from off-shore suppliers) having a difficulty procuring essentials such as straws, take-out bags and so-forth. We have been able to assist many restaurants in fulfilling their requirements as our team had always been proactive in ensuring proper procurement of raw material in the case of such an event. Not only is it now hard to source products from offshore suppliers due to the port closures, but now with the increased container demand, the shipping costs have gone up to as much as almost 220% over the last month. Importing disposables even if high volume is not justifiable anymore.  

Why use PHA over PLA? This question has been asked many and the answer is quite simple, PLA is quite brittle whereas PHA’s traditional properties provides it with more flexibility.

beyondGREEN biotech, Inc. Partners with Columbia Packaging Group to Manufacturer Polyhydroxyalkanoate Straws Using Danimer Scientific’s Nodax PHAThree Industry Giants Working Together to Reduce ‘Greenwashing’ Behind Straws Orange County, CA. June 8th, 2021: beyondGREEN biotech, Inc. the extrusion blown film and injection molding bioplastic product manufacturer partners with Columbia Packaging Group to manufacturer straws using Danimer Scientific’s Nodax PHA in Southern California.

beyondGREEN is proud to announce that we will be partnering with Columbia Packing Group to bring to market Danimer Scientific's Nodax (PHA). This material will break down completely in an anaerobic or aerobic compost setting. Stay away from harmful plastics in straws with our new Nodax PHA Straws.