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• Bamboo Integrity at Scale: Inside Soton’s Eco-Friendly Straws F

  by qqq qqq 19 minutes ago
  Global plastic bans triggered an urgent scramble for alternatives, transforming bamboo straws from niche curiosities into mainstream necessities overnight. This explosive demand created a Faustian bargain for producers: prioritize velocity and affordability or uphold meticulous ethical standards? Th...

• Beyond Plastic Rivers: Soton's Paper Straws Manufactory Vision

  by qqq qqq Mon at 4:43 AM
  As plastic pollution chokes marine ecosystems, a transformative industrial response emerges. The Paper Straws Manufactory represents this paradigm shift – facilities where agricultural residues become elegant sipping solutions. Within these innovative spaces, workers blend science with tr...

• Soton's Circular Approach to PP Straw

  by qqq qqq Jun 13
  PP Straw recycling begins with collection systems that segregate polypropylene items from general waste streams. Automated sorting facilities use near-infrared spectroscopy to identify polypropylene among mixed plastics. Sorted straws undergo shredding into uniform flakes that enter wash cycles...