Huntington Beach-based Newlight makes carbon negative straws and cutlery from their groundbreaking AirCarbon material. The plastic substitute is FDA food contact-approved that doesn’t get soggy in hot or cold temperatures, is dishwasher safe for reuse, and ocean degradable.

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