The eagle’s straw of the 8X businessman in Vietnam impressed the international media, the netizens praised

Tram Ho

Nowadays, when we get used to the convenient things, take away drinks with plastic cups and plastic straws to easily take anywhere, then the environment must cry out loud because ruin every day. There have been many videos and images of the catastrophic death of animals caused by plastic waste. Even when dissecting the corpses of many marine animals, people were shocked to discover that they were filled with plastic straws, plastic bags.

Recognizing the dreadful harm that plastic waste, especially the seemingly small straws to nature, Tran Minh Tien – an 8X businessman in Long An Province, Vietnam has decided. Embark on research, producing a more environmentally friendly straw.

“I created grass straws as a temporary alternative to plastic straws, to reduce their environmental impact.” – Mr. Tran Minh Tien shared.

Ống hút cỏ bàng của chàng doanh nhân 8X Việt Nam gây ấn tượng mạnh với truyền thông quốc tế, dân mạng hết lời khen ngợi - Ảnh 1.

Tran Minh Tien, owner of 3T company, specializes in producing straws made of almond grass which are reusable and biodegradable. Photo: Reuters

Established in 2017, up to now, the company named 3T is headquartered in a small village in My Thanh Dong commune, Duc Hue district, Long An province of Tien. and bring in profits of USD 400 / month (equivalent to over VND 9 million).

The workers at 3T Company will harvest the plants from the surrounding field, clean the inside of the intestine, then cut them into 20 cm long pieces and put them into a heat treatment furnace and dry them from 2 -3 days.

The 32-year-old businessman said the straws made of eagle grass he produced had a shelf life of up to 6 months. However, he also understands that grass is not the best solution to overcome plastic pollution, because it takes time to grow.

“The harvest of alfalfa should never exceed the rate of recovery of nature. That is why up to now, the number of employees working in our factory has never exceeded 4 people. “.

Ống hút cỏ bàng của chàng doanh nhân 8X Việt Nam gây ấn tượng mạnh với truyền thông quốc tế, dân mạng hết lời khen ngợi - Ảnh 2.
Ống hút cỏ bàng của chàng doanh nhân 8X Việt Nam gây ấn tượng mạnh với truyền thông quốc tế, dân mạng hết lời khen ngợi - Ảnh 3.

Grass straws are dried after temperature treatment. Photo: Reuters

After a video of the production process of Mr. Tran Minh Tien’s straw syrup, published by Business Insider , it quickly reached 26,000 shares on social networks. The international online community is constantly praising the idea of ​​creating new environmentally friendly straws of 8X entrepreneurs from Vietnam.

– “This is a great idea, I hope they continue to develop and replicate this model to help save our environment.”

– “This (producing straws) will certainly help the environment a lot.”

– “So from now on there are straws instead of plastic straws, I personally do not like the taste of paper straws very much”.

– “Good idea, wish you success!”.

 

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Source : Genk