100% biodegradable paper coffee stirrers now in Paris

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Qwarzo provides a groundbreaking technology to replace several single use plastic objects used in packaging or wrapping foods with a natural and biodegradable material
One of 3 winners of the 2019 Ocean Plastic Innovation Challenge, Qwarzo has produced a simple 100% paper stirrer which is biodegradable and compostable within a short period and also waterproof, greaseproof and fire resistant. The main idea for it is to replace millions of polluting plastic stirrers used everyday by a large number of customers.
The Qwarzo stirrer has now been made available to the coffee drinkers at the La Defense Metro Station in Paris for the first time.
Qwarzo paper can be fully transformed into compost, producing it zero industrial waste.
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