Tetra Pak to develop paper straws for its portion-size carton packages​

Tetra Pak to develop paper straws for its portion-size carton packages​
Date
22 May 2018
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Country
Sweden

Tetra Pak aims to launch a paper straw that is suitable for its portion-sized carton packages before the end of the year, as part of a broader programme to help address the issue of plastic straw waste. Straws play an integral functional role on portion packages, but if not disposed of properly​​, they then become p​art of the plastics waste problem. The company has been working to encourage consumers to push straws “back in the pack” once empty, so they can be collected along with the rest of the package. Now, work is under way to develop a paper straw that is suitable for use on its portion-size carton packages.