I have a set of standard length smoothie straws from Glass Dharma that I use to drink my morning smoothies. They’re durable, easy to clean, and good for the environment- I’m sold!

Glass Dharma straws are dishwasher safe and have a lifetime guarantee against breakage. They come in different lengths and widths, including larger diameters for smoothies and bubble tea.  They’re sold both individually and in sets of four. Best of all, they cut down on your single-use plastic consumption.

Every year, 300 million metric tons of plastic are produced (1). The majority of the plastic produced is discarded after a single-use (2). Single-use plastics include microplastics, such as the microbeads found in certain exfoliating skincare products, and macroplastics, including plastic bags, cutlery, straws, and polystyrene cups and containers. All of these single-use items are substantial sources of marine pollution (3).

Single-use plastics account for 50 % of marine and beach litter in Europe (4). Plastic debris in the ocean kills hundreds of thousands of sea turtles, seals, whales and seabirds by way of ingestion or entanglement (5). The most common items collected during international coastal cleanups include cigarette butts, plastic bottles, lids, straws, and foam take-away containers (6).

To cut down on your single-use plastic consumption by using glass straws, visit Glass Dharma’s website.