Buying straws that you can eat is easy, and the product is an interesting one from a general point of view. We’re all used to disposable plastic straws and to reusable straws to an extent, but the idea of eating a straw after you use it for a drink is pretty new. In this blog, […]
Edible rice straws are ideal for eco-friendly businesses (like D’Light Events)!
Every once in a while we hear from someone who loves our straws, and it absolutely makes our day! Recently, we heard from Sari Sime, a happy customer who is also a reseller through her business D’Light Events. We loved her enthusiasm for our product, and would like to share her thoughts and experience with […]
Cleaning a hoarder’s home the eco-friendly way
If you’re responsible for cleaning a hoarder’s home – whether it’s because a relative has been moved to managed care, because you’ve inherited a house, or just because you’re helping someone out – it can be quite a task. However, the key is to not get overwhelmed and to take one step at a time […]
Grow your own food to become more sustainable | Pasta straws on Amazon
Sustainability is important because it reduces your environmental footprint, and makes you less dependent on external resources. However, sustainability isn’t easy. Becoming fully self-sufficient even in one area is largely impossible for most people. For example – if you want to grow your own food, you’d have to grow vegetables, fruits, spices, herbs, cereal, and […]
11 unexpected items that have plastic in them
Plastic is everywhere. Well, maybe not literally, but the truth is, it’s almost everywhere. Plastic may not be in each individual thing (with our edible drinking straws being one example of something that has no plastic), but it’s in enough items to be a big, worrying problem. Flewid Friendly is an environmentally-friendly company that’s trying […]
11 ways to make better use of natural resources: Loliware alternative
11 ways to make better use of natural resources: Loliware alternative Mother Nature has given us a lot of gifts in the form of natural resources. We usually think of sunlight, air and water when we think of natural resources. Sure, they’re essential to life and all that, but they’re not exactly gifts, are […]
All about recycling plastic, from the makers of edible coffee straws
Recycling is the trickiest of the three Rs, because it isn’t something you can actually do on your own. It has several steps, and most of the crucial ones are completed by machines. And then there’s the fact that there are lots of guidelines about what can and can’t be recycled – it’s not as […]
Ideas for reusing disposable plastic items
Single-use plastic items should be thrown away after a single use, that’s true, but should isn’t the same as must. Single-use plastics can be reused safely in your household, and many people are doing it! Plastic containers are durable and waterproof, which makes them very useful at home. Flewid Friendly sells edible, non-flavored straws, and […]
Are sugar straws a good alternative to plastic straws?
Disposable plastic straws are one of the biggest contributors to our current plastic problem. They break down into little pieces, all of which either contaminate our groundwater, or float around in the ocean, affecting wildlife in horrendous ways and disrupting the ecological balance. If you’ve been trying to find a good alternative that doesn’t hurt […]
Canada all set to ban single-use plastic by the end of 2021. Switch to edible straws now!
Canada all set to ban single-use plastic by the end of 2021. Switch to edible straws now! In a world suffocating under plastic, where big companies do what’s best for them and ignore the future of mankind, Canada has carved its route towards a greener future by announcing plans to ban single-use plastics by […]