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Why you should care A real difference exists between Fair-Trade and Direct-Trade, where one works directly with coffee growers and the other doesn’t. by Nadia
Why you should care Clean water means better health, food, and educational opportunities for women, children…everyone. by Elise Kim Contributor What does a water crisis
Why you should care Buying chocolate directly from farmers mean higher quality chocolates and education too. by Hey Social Good When buying fair-trade or direct-trade
Why you should care Giving to a friend feels great. Giving to people you don’t know can feel even greater! By Latha Rao Guarantee invites
These days, everyone around is talking about paper straws, stainless steel straws, bamboo straws, and bioplastic straws too. What’s the deal with straws? Is it really a problem? Well……With over 500 million plastic straws used and thrown away every day, this means over 182 billion straws are thrown away by 330 million Americans. Unfortunately, plastic straws don’t biodegrade, but get dumped in a landfill or blown away into a park or river where they stay forever.
Most straws end up in the ocean, contributing to 13 million tons of plastic entering marine waters each year. Seeing hundreds of millions of plastic floating in our oceans is not how we think about our blue water oasis. Since straws are light, small, and thin, they can get stuck in animals trying to eat it as food, get caught in kelp forests and coral reefs, and stay embedded in our waters and soil…forever.
There’s a ton of awesome alternatives so start trying them out and find your favorite? We feel glass straws surprisingly make beverages taste better. But maybe you’ll love bamboo, stainless steel, or glass. READ MORE
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