MCR BEE SIP STRAW
Creating a new buzz around Greater Manchester!

A new straw joins the hive — The Manchester Bee Paper Sip Straw!
The perfect size for cocktails, mixed drinks and pretty much anything served in a Rocks glass.
The sip straw is a neat 5.5” (14cm) with a small bore, and is the perfect size for cocktails, mixed drinks and pretty much anything served in a Rocks glass.
12 months ago, the Manchester Bee Paper Straw was launched in Greater Manchester as part of a range of initiatives to help reduce single-use plastic waste in the Greater Manchester region. The sustainable Bee straw has flown into drinks everywhere from The Etihad to the Christmas Markets. There’s even a customer who takes them over to his Manchester-themed pub in Mallorca!
This new straw may be shorter, but it packs the same sting. Just like its taller colony-companion, the Manchester Bee Sip Straw is 3ply, printed with soy ink and made from food safe, sustainable paper. It’s also FSC certified, recyclable and much stronger than many paper alternatives. As with the original straw, a donation from each box will be made to the We Love MCR Charity. So far over £1,000 has already been raised to help young people and communities across the city.
With the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirming their plans to ban plastic and biodegradable ‘plastic’ options by April 2020, paper is left standing as the only realistic eco-friendly disposable choice. Of course, the most sustainable thing you can do is not use any straws or go re-usable…..that way there is nothing to throw away or recycle in the first place!
The Manchester bee paper sip straw is offered at a specially discounted price for hospitality operators from local catering supplier Stephensons: http://bit.ly/BeeSipStraw.
Before you order your Manchester Bee paper straws, please sign the PlasticFreeGM pledge.
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On this site you’ll find lots of information, advice and guidance to help you reduce the amount of single-use plastics you use. We want to help you make the right choices – whether that’s choosing to remove some products (always the best option), choosing a re-usable alternative (next best option) or switching to easily recyclable items.
The first step is to sign our pledge and commit to take action to reduce avoidable single-use plastics across Greater Manchester. By making a commitment today you can help to make Greater Manchester one of the greenest UK city regions. We are always adding new content to our site so keep checking back for further information.