意大利的酒吧開始使用意面吸管來減少塑料垃圾

意大利的酒吧開始使用意面吸管來減少塑料垃圾

Do you know what the ballet, jeans, and eyeglasses have in common? They were all invented in Italy. Now, another Italian symbol is making headlines as a possible solution to a huge environmental problem. In a time when the world searches for ways to reduce plastic waste, pasta straws might be one of the answers.

你知道芭蕾舞、牛仔褲和眼鏡有什么共同之處嗎?它們都是在意大利發(fā)明的。現(xiàn)在，另一個(gè)意大利的象征成為了頭條新聞，作為一個(gè)巨大的環(huán)境問題的可能解決方案。在這個(gè)世界尋找減少塑料垃圾的方法的時(shí)代，意大利面吸管可能是答案之一。

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Recently, reddit user u/GranFabio posted a picture, showing the initiative some bars in Italy have been taking. Generating nearly 77k upvotes, the message has been spreading like crazy. However, it’s clear that these establishments have to work on replacing the plastic cups as well if they really want to embrace the eco-friendly way of life.

近日，reddit用戶u/GranFabio上傳了一張照片，展示了意大利一些酒吧采取的行動(dòng)。這條微博獲得了近77k條贊，瘋狂地傳播開來。然而，很明顯，如果這些企業(yè)真的想要擁抱環(huán)保的生活方式，他們也必須努力替換塑料杯子。

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Interestingly, there already is a company that sells pasta straws.They say their straws last for up to an hour, are tasteless, and can be left on the compost heap when people are finished with them. “Stroodles is not just a straw company and there is a much bigger picture, as I feel I can leave a long-term impact by creating a ripple effect by triggering many small changes all across the world, especially among people that are less conscious of sustainability and their respective actions and behaviors,” company founder Maxim Gelmann told Bored Panda.

有趣的是，已經(jīng)有一家公司銷售意面吸管。他們說，他們的吸管可以用一個(gè)小時(shí)，沒有味道，當(dāng)人們用完之后，可以把它們留在堆肥堆上。“Stroodles不僅僅是秸稈公司，它有一個(gè)更大的規(guī)劃,可以通過創(chuàng)建一個(gè)連鎖反應(yīng)留下一個(gè)長(zhǎng)期的影響,引發(fā)許多小改變，甚至整個(gè)世界,特別是在人們很少意識(shí)到得可持續(xù)性和各自的行動(dòng)的領(lǐng)域,”公司創(chuàng)始人格言Gelmann告訴Bored Panda網(wǎng)站。

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“Thus, Stroodles is rather a movement and an educational company and a gateway to more sustainable behaviors and thinking and the straw is just our first channel (of communication) in our mission to fight plastic waste,” Gelmann explained. “We thereby want to attract and reach the less (environmentally) conscious people and show them, how easy it is to make sustainable changes and have them enter their life.”

Gelmann解釋說:“因此，Stroodles是一個(gè)運(yùn)動(dòng)和教育公司，是通向更可持續(xù)的行為和思維的大門，吸管只是我們抗擊塑料垃圾使命中的第一個(gè)(溝通)渠道。”“因此，我們希望吸引和接觸到那些(環(huán)境)意識(shí)較弱的人，并向他們展示，做出可持續(xù)的改變并讓他們進(jìn)入自己的生活是多么容易。”

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“The approach is to do this in a fun and non-preachy, non-finger-pointing manner. I rather aim for people to engage with a Stroodle and then themselves start asking themselves the right questions, like ‘Why is there a pasta straw in my drink?’ Thus, little realizations like that and them coming to their own conclusions, rather than being sold/preached. [It’s] much more powerful in creating behavioral and mindsets change. And … maybe next time one is offered a plastic bag, they will behave differently.”

“我們的方法是用一種有趣的、不說教的、不相互指責(zé)的方式來做這件事。我的目標(biāo)是讓人們?cè)谑褂肧troodle時(shí)，自己開始問自己一些正確的問題，比如“為什么我的飲料里會(huì)有一根意大利面吸管?”因此，像那樣的小覺悟，他們會(huì)得出他們自己的結(jié)論，而不是被推銷/鼓吹。(它)在改變行為和心態(tài)方面更有力量。也許下次有人給他們塑料袋的時(shí)候，他們的行為會(huì)有所不同。”

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Stoodles last 1 hour in cold drinks, and the colder the drink, the longer one can use them. That means, the drink can be refilled multiple times and Stroodles can be reused across multiple drinks. “We dare you on how long you can Stroodle. As for hot drinks, it is not recommended in general to drink hot drinks through a straw, due to risk of burning oneself, but then again, when used as a stirrer, ie. for coffee and for a few seconds, that’s totally fine. And, in any case, I had kids drink hot chocolate through Stroodles, and they loved it when they got bendy afterward.”

在冷飲中放置1小時(shí)，冷飲越?jīng)?，使用時(shí)間越長(zhǎng)。這意味著，飲料可以多次加滿，而吸管可以在多種飲料中重復(fù)使用。“我們看你能撐多久。”至于熱飲，一般不建議用吸管喝熱飲，因?yàn)橛袪C傷自己的危險(xiǎn)，但可用作攪拌器，也就是說喝咖啡時(shí)，攪拌幾秒鐘就好了。而且，不管怎樣，我讓孩子們通過意面吸管喝熱巧克力，他們喜歡之后彎曲的感覺。”

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