{"id":73937,"date":"2025-07-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=73937"},"modified":"2025-07-14T10:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T02:31:00","slug":"greener-straws-cleaner-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=73937","title":{"rendered":"Greener Straws, Cleaner Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"73937\" class=\"elementor elementor-73937\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7712eb1f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7712eb1f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abe7a0b\" 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.elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>By Yeh Tzu-hao<\/strong><br \/>Edited and translated by Wu Hsiao-ting<br \/>Photo courtesy of Wonder Greener<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75788312 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75788312\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f5afd63\" data-id=\"4f5afd63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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emissions.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b057812 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b057812\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56694a59\" data-id=\"56694a59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-774507d0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"774507d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cd272d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61cd272d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-03.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-03-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-03-1024x592.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/142-03-768x444.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3712fe7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3712fe7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bulrush stems, typically 0.6 to 0.8 centimeters (0.24\u20130.31 inches) in diameter, are turned into natural drinking straws through simple processing and drying. These eco-friendly alternatives reduce environmental impact and have helped establish Wonder Greener as a sustainability-driven social enterprise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6879f816 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6879f816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70ebea5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70ebea5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-580fa88a\" data-id=\"580fa88a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a00b9af elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a00b9af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201c<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64361f78 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64361f78\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49cb51de\" data-id=\"49cb51de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b544f3 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16b544f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over two trillion drinking straws are used worldwide each year,\u201d said Benson Chen (\u9673\u67cf\u71ca), co-founder of Wonder Greener, one of the teams selected for the fifth year of Tzu Chi\u2019s Vision Future Incubator. \u201cThat amounts to more than 1.6 million tons of plastic. So, we developed a sustainable alternative: straws made directly from plants. After use, they can go into general waste or food scrap bins, and even if incinerated, they won\u2019t release harmful substances.\u201d<\/p><p>Chen\u2019s interest in eco-friendly straws began even before Taiwan\u2019s Environmental Protection Administration (now the Ministry of Environment) introduced restrictions on plastic straws in 2019. He was operating five or six restaurants and caf\u00e9s at the time and had been searching for non-plastic alternatives to use in his stores as a way to help the environment. Stainless steel and glass straws raised hygiene concerns, while disposable paper straws softened too quickly\u2014all of which failed to resonate with customers. Then he came across a news report from Vietnam about straws made from bulrush\u2014a wetland plant with tall, hollow stems\u2014and his curiosity was piqued. He shared the article with a friend knowledgeable about aquatic plants, and in 2018, the two traveled to Vietnam to learn more.<\/p><p>Chen had assumed bulrush straws were widely available in Vietnam. But after visiting more than 200 food and beverage establishments, he found only one that actually used them. This eventually led him to a field of bulrushes and a processing workshop along the Mekong River. There, he observed a simple production process: rural women cut harvested bulrush stems to customer-specified lengths, cleaned out the hollow centers with basic tools, then washed and packed the finished straws for delivery.<\/p><p>\u201cI wanted to buy some to use in Taiwan, so I asked them to sun-dry a batch for me,\u201d Chen recalled. \u201cAfter trying them out, I realized they were really practical.\u201d The straws resisted soaking and were compostable on land and in water, making them a truly eco-friendly alternative to plastic. And while both plastic and paper straws generate carbon emissions, each bulrush straw has a negative carbon footprint of around \u22120.6 grams, supporting broader climate action goals.<\/p><p>However, cost posed a major hurdle. Each bulrush straw cost four New Taiwan dollars (US$0.13), compared to one NT dollar for paper straws and just 0.10 NT dollars for plastic. Chen realized he needed to scale up and mechanize production to bring prices down and make them viable for mass adoption, so he established a processing plant in Vietnam and expanded bulrush cultivation. In 2020, he and like-minded partners officially launched Wonder Greener, setting out on a dual path of social enterprise alongside his restaurant and caf\u00e9 business. Thanks to the team\u2019s research and development, the cost per straw has since dropped to just 0.60 NT dollars.<\/p><p>The benefits of bulrush extend well beyond reducing plastic waste and carbon emissions. Because Wonder Greener avoids pesticides, its fields teem with snails, shellfish, insects, and fish, creating a habitat that attracts birds and mammals and fosters a vibrant, balanced ecosystem. Economically, bulrush cultivation provides stable income and employment opportunities for rural communities.<\/p><p>As global awareness of sustainability grows, so does the demand for alternatives to plastic. Wonder Greener\u2019s straws are now used by Taiwan High Speed Rail and a Hong Kong coffee chain, with over 800 businesses placing regular orders. Chen\u2019s company is not only growing and processing bulrush in Vietnam for global markets but is now cultivating native bulrush in Taiwan in preparation for future mass \u201cMade in Taiwan\u201d production.<\/p><p>Despite their youthful energy and drive, Chen and his team initially lacked experience in areas like funding and business development. He candidly admitted that their main reason for applying to Tzu Chi\u2019s 2021 Vision Future Incubator was to secure operational funding.<\/p><p>\u201cWe had just started promoting our product in Taiwan at the time and didn\u2019t have much visibility,\u201d he said. \u201cI thought Tzu Chi might be more receptive to our mission.\u201d The move proved fruitful: in addition to winning a grant, the team also gained valuable mentorship and networking opportunities.<\/p><p>\u201cWe were given guidance on sales and marketing strategies and received support in determining where to begin,\u201d said Chen. He appreciated the structure of the program, which required a clear plan for using funds and progress reports, a valuable training experience for the team.<\/p><p>Still, Chen stressed that while grants can be helpful, they\u2019re only part of the journey. \u201cThey make things a bit easier\u2014they give you a short break from financial worries,\u201d he said. \u201cBut ultimately, you have to chart your own course and build a sustainable business model. 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