{"id":124442,"date":"2023-03-24T07:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T06:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=124442"},"modified":"2023-03-22T10:10:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T09:10:44","slug":"an-astronomical-milestone-phade-has-replaced-1-billion-plastic-straws-with-a-sustainable-marine-biodegradable-home-and-industrial-compostable-alternative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/an-astronomical-milestone-phade-has-replaced-1-billion-plastic-straws-with-a-sustainable-marine-biodegradable-home-and-industrial-compostable-alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"An Astronomical Milestone: phade\u00ae Has Replaced 1 Billion Plastic Straws with a Sustainable Marine Biodegradable, Home and Industrial Compostable Alternative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

The planet is free from 1 billion petroleum-based plastic straws thanks to being replaced by phade\u00ae, the world\u2019s first marine biodegradable, home and industrial compostable drinking straw. WinCup Inc., phade\u2019s\u00ae manufacturer, announced today that the company has sold 1 billion phade\u00ae straws, enough to reach halfway to the moon if lined up end to end. With customers\u2019 help, the company now aspires to \u201creach the moon\u201d and beyond as it works to replace billions of traditional plastic straws.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJFK famously said that NASA accepted the mission to reach the moon not because it was easy but because it was hard,\u201d said Michael Winters<\/strong>, WinCup President and Chief Revenue Officer. \u201cThe same can be said for our commitment to develop phade\u00ae as the most sustainable alternative to traditional plastic straws. The planet is facing a serious crisis with plastic pollution and consumers around the world expect manufactures to provide meaningful sustainable solutions. phade\u00ae is the solution that can help to minimize plastic pollution in the straw category.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Made with PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate), a meaningful new biopolymer derived from the fermentation of canola oil, phade\u00ae straws maintain the feel and user experience of traditional plastic straws but will safely biodegrade and return to nature quickly. phade\u00ae has become popular among consumers as well as major restaurant and hospitality brands, professional sports venues, airports and other retail outlets nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development of phade\u00ae involved a rigorous testing and certification process. T\u00dcV AUSTRIA, a globally recognized independent third-party certifying body, certified phade\u00ae as both industrial and home compostable in a matter of months. T\u00dcV also certified the material from which the phade\u00ae straw is made as marine biodegradable. Additionally, the Biodegradable Products Institute Inc. (BPI) has certified phade\u00ae as industrial compostable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnlike with petroleum-based straws \u2013 which take hundreds of years to biodegrade \u2013 phade\u00ae straws generally biodegrade in a matter of months in environments where bacteria are present and can use PHA as a food source,\u201d explained Brad Laporte, WinCup\u2019s Chief Executive Officer. \u201cThat means to date a billion phade\u00ae straws have been manufactured and have either safely returned to nature or will in a matter of months rather than polluting the environment for centuries. Solutions like phade\u00ae have emerged as a vital weapon the fight against plastic pollution, and we at WinCup have only just begun.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

WinCup, a leader in foodservice products manufacturing, has won numerous awards for the development of phade\u00ae, including the 2020 Innovation in Biopolymer Award from the Plastics Industry Association, and the 2021 Innovation in Foodservice Award for Sustainability Solutions from the National Restaurant Association. phade\u00ae was also recognized as a finalist or honorable mention in 4 out of 5 categories in Fast Company\u2019s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WinCup\u2019s focus on sustainable solutions was bolstered in September 2020 when Los Angeles-based global private investment firm Atar Capital acquired the company. Among Atar\u2019s core principles is a commitment to sustainability and investing in companies that work toward protecting the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

About WinCup, Inc. and phade\u00ae<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

WinCup, Inc. is headquartered in Stone Mountain, Georgia and is a leading manufacturer of traditional and Eco-Friendly disposable cups, bowls, containers, lids, and straws. The company’s eight manufacturing locations are committed to high-quality products and superior customer service. To learn more, please visit\u00a0www.wincup.com<\/u><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0www.phadeproducts.com<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The planet is free from 1 billion petroleum-based plastic straws thanks to being replaced by phade\u00ae, the world\u2019s first marine biodegradable, home and industrial compostable drinking straw. WinCup Inc., phade\u2019s\u00ae manufacturer, announced today that the company has sold 1 billion phade\u00ae straws, enough to reach halfway to the moon if lined up end to end. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"Eliminating enough plastic straws from the planet to reach halfway to the moon, phade\u00ae manufacturer WinCup, Inc. aims to get all the way there and beyond in its battle against plastic pollution","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[10503,5847,6026,7676,11966,21916,11857],"supplier":[16155],"class_list":["post-124442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-biodegradable","tag-bioplastics","tag-biopolymers","tag-pha","tag-plastics","tag-straw","tag-sustainable","supplier-wincup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124442\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124442"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=124442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}