The reason of Taiwan host Eunice Lin acquired the first right to sell “Sugarcane Straw” was exposed

The government implemented the “Plastic Ban” on New Year’s Day this year (2018), prohibiting stores from providing free plastic bags, which people must carry or pay for themselves, then the EPA announced that it will implement a “single-use plastic straws are prohibited” policy at specific places from July 1, 2019. A team of young people in Taiwan have successfully used bagasse to make sugarcane fiber straws, which are quite natural. It was reported that the exclusive first sale of sugarcane straws was acquired by host Eunice Lin(151), and more than 1,000 sets were sold within 12 hours, and the manufacturer also exposed the reason for giving her the right of first sale. 

A team of young people, who have been developing plant-based raw materials since 2017, and are committed to turning agricultural waste into safe and eco-friendly tableware, hoping to improve environmental pollution and be friendly to nature. In addition to using bamboo to make tableware, the product concept of using plant fiber to replace plastic, using bagasse to make sugarcane fiber straws. Sugarcane straws have become famous, the team has received many invitations from Chinese merchants to buy out the technology at a high price, but they have all been decisively rejected. The founders said “We actually want to make money too, but we want to cooperate with the world from Taiwan!” and insist on R&D in Taiwan. 

The exclusive right was acquired by the popular food program host, Eunice Lin, who has always been concerned about environmental issues, and this viewpoint also struck her heart, last night on Facebook live streaming to share the good news, she shows sugarcane straws in front of the camera, revealing that there is a slightly caramel scent, and can be decomposed by the soil, for a bit lazy and neat freak afraid to use eco-friendly straws, she is really convenient. She also revealed that she had launched a beach cleanup previously and saw the beach littered with PET bottles, straws and other kinds of plastic garbage, which made her feel very sad and hoped to make a small impact through her modest efforts.

As for the reason why it was first sold by Eunice Lin? The manufacturer said that when the sugarcane straws first attracted the attention of the media, Eunice Lin called to ask about concerns and was very interested in the products. “In fact, our team is very happy that a celebrity is so concerned about environmental issues and has noticed our products. So it’s really fate that the product will be sold in her social group! 

The EPA has recently revealed that a policy of “single-use plastic straws are prohibited” will be implemented at specific places from July 1, 2019, triggering a battle over “spoon-drinking pearl milk tea”; eco-friendly straws have also become one of the most popular topics nowadays. In Taiwan, a group of young people with ideals have successfully used bagasse to make sugarcane fiber straws, which are not only eco-friendly, but have also applied for a patent and mass-production. What is even more admirable is that the founder of the R&D has rejected the “buy out the technology at high price” from Chinese merchants. 

According to the “Liberty Times”, a team of young people, founded the brand “100% ZHI (/Plant/)” at Central Taiwan Innovation Campus, MOEA in Zhongxing New Village, which has been developing plant-based raw materials since 2017, and are committed to turning agricultural waste into safe and eco-friendly tableware, hoping to improve environmental pollution and be friendly to nature. In addition to using bamboo to make tableware, the product concept of using plant fiber to replace plastic, using bagasse to make sugarcane fiber straws. 

The founder Chien-Chung Huang explained that although the simple polymerization process could be used to press the bagasse into polymerized particles to make straws, it was initially rejected by the plastic factory as “unusable”, which had to ask the factory to modify the machine. After several tests, it finally succeeded in producing sugarcane straws that would not break even when exposed to a low temperature of -20 degrees. 

Sugarcane straws have become famous. In the past 2 months, the team has received more than 20 invitations from Chinese merchants to buy out the technology at a high price, but they have all been decisively rejected. Chien-Chung Huang laughed and said, “We actually want to make money too, but we want to cooperate with the world from Taiwan!” The sugarcane straws also impressed the French, the team is currently negotiating with French wineries to develop plant fiber products from spent grain and grape pomace to create more possibilities for agricultural wastes.

Source: https://news.ebc.net.tw/news/living/120417#