Fiber-based Drinking Straw Launched by DOLEA Ltd.
during the Circular City Week of NYC
NEW YORK CITY, USA, March 7th 2019, To help companies offer plastic-free solutions,
Dolea Ltd. – the Drinking Straw Company – today launches a fiber-based straw that contains
no plastic and is recyclable with paper waste. The Dolea Straw is based on the consumer
boards raw material powered by Finnish game-changer Kotkamills Ltd, and the innovation
is introduced during the Circular City Week of NYC.
People today are more aware of the disadvantages of plastic that burden the environment
and our wellbeing. Companies are increasingly answering to the demands of consumers
and regulations and seek sustainable alternatives that make it easier for people to choose
products they can feel good about. The Dolea Straw offers a biodegradable and recyclable
alternative to plastic straws. The new innovation is plastic-free, easy to recycle with
paper waste, and also fast and efficient to manufacture. At the same time, it offers at least
as good features and quality in use as plastic straws.
Today many companies, cities and even countries have or are in the process of abandoning
and banning plastic straws, Dolea can offer a genuinely sustainable option. The plastic-
free straw provides great relief for the food service industry and the food industry in
continuing to offer their services to people while also tackling environmental issues.
Originally the Dolea Straw was developed and patented by a Finnish start-up company
Her Majesty’s Drinking Box Ltd. Besides offering a more responsible option to disposable
plastic straws, the straw is also fully printable opening up incredible possibilities for branding
and promotional uses. The Dolea Straw also offers a new drop-shape, which offers an
out-of-the-ordinary shape sure to turn heads with more printable surface for marketing
purposes.
What are the Dolea Straw’s sustainable advantages?
Renewable wood fiber material is the most ecological choice for Dolea Drinking Straw.
The virgin wood fiber material used for the Dolea Straw can be recycled as fiber in conventional
Paper Recycling, so that it can be completely repulped and reused as highly valued
recycled material in the circular economy. Dolea Straw is also biodegradable and can
be biodegraded in industrial composts with no remains left for landfills. The Dolea Straw
also contains no additional ingredients, like adhesives. While being made as naturally as
possible from sound raw material choices, Dolea Straws offer the benefits you would expect
from a straw: they are sturdy, liquid-resistant and elegant.
Dolea Ltd. cares for the full lifecycle of its products. In order to minimize the Carbon Footprint
of the Dolea Straws, the logistics of the product are also carefully evaluated. Dolea’s
market strategy includes manufacturing being located near end-markets thereby also
benefiting local expertise of every region. Discussions with North American converters are
ongoing.
What is the foundation of the Dolea Straw’s high quality?
Dolea Straws are made of highquality Finnish Forest products with PEFC & FSC certificates
of origin. Dolea products combine the latest design and technology with the high
quality manufacturing methods and certified quality systems in their manufacturing units.
How is the Dolea Straw different from existing solutions?
The unique patented Dolea Drinking Straw technology is a break-through in the drinking
straw market. Print technology provides fully printable Drinking Straws with incredible possibilities
for branding and entertainment uses. Dolea Straw also provides the exciting new
drop-shape as an option for the straw – offering even more printable surface and a look
sure to turn heads.
For more information, visit: www.doleastraw.com
Contact: info@doleastraw.com
Dolea Ltd.
Mannerheimintie 20B
00100 Helsinki
FINLAND, EUROPE
mika.salomaki@doleastraw.com
+358 40 750 5237