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Environmental Aid: "Poverty Certificate": How Hard Capri-Sun Fights for the Plastic Straw

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Instead of paper, it should be plastic again. Capri-Sun absolutely wants to go back to the roots with the straw, it is not environmentally friendly. Despite criticism, the drinking bag manufacturer holds on to his undertaking.

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Instead of paper, it should be plastic again. Capri-Sun absolutely wants to go back to the roots with the straw, it is not environmentally friendly. Despite criticism, the drinking bag manufacturer holds on to his undertaking.

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The sugar beverage manufacturer Capri-Sun has been working for years to replace the straw made of paper with one made of plastic. With remarkably little success.

·Germany
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Since 2024, Capri-Sun, based in Eppelheim, has been fighting to replace the paper straw with plastic. A petition has already failed, but the company does not give up.

Capri-Sun fights for the return of the plastic straw – despite EU bans. Environmentalists sound the alarm. And there is little backing from consumer protection. Capri-Sun wishes for the return of the plastic straw - and is thus quite alone. Image: KEYSTONECapri-Sun fights for the return of the plastic straw – despite EU ban. Environmentalists sound the alarm. And there is only little backing from the consumer protection.Annika Danielmeier / wats…

·Zürich, Switzerland
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Since 2024, the company has been working in Eppelheim to replace the paper straw with a plastic straw. A petition for it has failed, but Capri-Sun does not give up.

·Düsseldorf, Germany
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Since 2024, the company has been working in Eppelheim to replace the paper straw with a plastic straw. A petition for it has failed, but Capri-Sun does not give up.

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Badische Neueste Nachrichten broke the news on Monday, April 27, 2026.
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