Plastic straws are quickly becoming a dining taboo:
2018 was full of debate about plastic straws as an environmental issues.
In July, Seattle became the first major US city to ban single-use plastic straws and utensils. Corporate bans are also quickly gaining momentum: major
companies like Starbucks, Aramark and American Airlines are vowing to stop offering plastic straws.
On the other hand, also in Europe, the EU-Parliament has decided by a large majority to ban the sale of disposable plastic products. The prohibition of disposable products such as plastic drinking straws, disposable tableware, cups, cotton swabs, balloons or food packaging made of expanded plastic, will be applied from 2021.
At this point now, we are looking at the end of free, readily-available plastic straws, and found new straws alternatives for replacing plastic straws.
As the best way of substitute for an ordinary plastic straw, the metallic straw, a reusable straws are produced by SEKIKAWA based in Tsubame, Niigata, Japan, the center of cutleries and steel manufacturing. Using these straws is a good way to reducing plastic waste. Switch to those eco-friendly reusable straws and say goodbye to plastic straws!
● Product information:
- 1 x aluminum Straw (198mm long /color: gold ) with caps
- 1 x cleaning brush
- *optional item: carrying case
Point 1: Reusable
It's not a disposable type, you can use it repeatedly.
Point 2: Easy to clean
Simply rinse them out after use with the cleaning brush.
(However, Aluminum material is NOT dishwasher-safe.)
Point 3: It's an on-the-go straw!
Silicone caps allow to stop drip off. And you can carry your straw in a hard portable case*. (*optional item) It will be your trusted, year-round drinking companion!
Point 4: "Made in Tsubame" quality
The straw has a very smooth surface, not any burrs in detail
part of straws, since the deburring of thin metallic straws are carefully done by hand as a finish process. The Metallic Straw is produced by SEKIKAWA Co., in Tusabame city, a traditional Metalwork-Manufacturing Region in Niigata/Japan.
● Product information:
- 1 x 18/8 Stainless Steel Straw (198mm /color: silver)
- 1 x cleaning brush
Point 1: ReusableI
t's not a disposable type, you can use it repeatedly.
Point 2: Easy to clean
Simply rinse them out after use with the cleaning brush. They can also be washed in the dishwasher.
Point 3:
Please note that this 198 mm long stainless steel straw will fit the optional case but not the cap due to its different thickness.
Point 4: Made in Tsubame quality
The straw has a very smooth surface, not any burrs in detail part of straws, since the deburring of thin metallic straws are carefully done by hand as a finish process. The Metallic Straw is produced by SEKIKAWA Co., in Tsubame city, a traditional Metalwork-Manufacturing Region in Niigata/Japan.
Made of Aluminum, reusable straw. Can be also used as a stirrer.
Comes with a cleaner brush with a bristle to ease cleaning inside the straw.
[ Use & Care ]
Reusable / Use straw brush to wash. / NOT dishwasher safe.
[contents/Inhalt]
1x straw ( color: gold )
2x straw cap
1x cleaning brus
[material and coating / Material und Überzug]
● straw: aluminum / Aluminium
● straw cap: polyethylene resin / Polyethylen-Resin
● cleaning brush: stainless steel / Edelstahl
[size (outside, approximate)/Größe (Außen, ca.)]
● straw: 198 mm, Ø 6 mm (outside diameter)
● cleaning brush: 5 mm x 175 mm
[Shipping weight (approximate)/ Gewicht total (ca.)] 11 g
[Manufacturer / Hersteller] SEKIKAWA Co., Ltd.
[origin/Hergestellt] Straw: Japan, Brush: China
9,90 €
inkl. MwSt, zzgl. Versandkosten
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Reusable straw made of stainless steel. Can be also used as a stirrer. Comes with a cleaner brush with a bristle to ease cleaning inside the straw.
[ Use & Care ]
Reusable / Use straw brush to wash. / dishwasher safe.
[contents/Inhalt]
1x straw ( color: silver )
1x cleaning brush
[material / Material]
● straw: Stainless-Steel / Edelstahl
● cleaning brush: stainless steel / Edelstahl
[size (outside, approximate)/Größe (Außen, ca.)]
● straw: 198 mm, Ø 6 mm (outside diameter)
● cleaning brush: 5 mm x 175 mm
[Shipping weight (approximate)/ Gewicht total (ca.)] 13 g
[Manufacturer / Hersteller] SEKIKAWA Co., Ltd.
[origin/Hergestellt] Straw: Japan, Brush: China
8,90 €
inkl. MwSt, zzgl. Versandkosten
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Carrying case for 198 mm long straw. Two straws and one cleaning brush can be set.
Comes with 4 pcs of silicone caps to prevent dripping.
*Caps are not suitable size for stainless steel straw.
[contents/Inhalt]
1x straw case ( color: white)
4x straw cap
[material and coating / Material und Überzug]
● case: polystyrene / Polyethylen
● straw cap: polyethylene resin / polyethylen-Resin
[size (outside, approximate)/Größe (Außen, ca.)]
L. 209 mm x D. 28 mm x H. 15 mm
[Shipping weight (approximate)/ Gewicht total (ca.)] 40 g
[Manufacturer / Hersteller] SEKIKAWA Co., Ltd.
[origin/Hergestellt] Japan
7,90 €
inkl. MwSt, zzgl. Versandkosten
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from TSUBAME-City, a traditional Metalwork manufacturing region
Photo: Idea Sekikawa Co., Ltd.
The city of Tsubame in Japan 's snow country of Niigata is an area of traditional local industry that is the cornerstone of metal craftsmanship.
Sekikawa Kouhan Co., Ltd. was established in 1985 as a metal manufacturing company in the Tsubame city. They have focused on self-manufacture from planning to manufacturing and sales, and continued to expand their business activity. In 2001, newly, a company Idea Sekikawa Co., Ltd. was founded by the mother company, who specialized for cunsumer metal products. They have been launched the successive wide variety of new metallic products such as straws and thermally conductive ice cream spoons(*).
Recently, due to the movement for non-plastic straws, their stainless straws have received particular attention and have been featured in Japanese TV shows and magazines.
(*) Find other Sekikawa's popular product "heat conductive ice cream scoop" ☞ SHOP
● Certification mark for products made in Tsubame -
This Swallow mark called in Japanese "Tsubame Mark" is well known all over the country and worldwide as a place to produce metal products, and the height of technology has been penetrating to consumers. By attaching the swallow logo mark, the consumer will make the difference with foreign products easier to understand and at the same time the swallow mark will be a mark of proof of high quality and peace of mind.