The environmentally-friendly alternative is expected to be in stores in 2019. (Source: Final Straw/Kickstarter/CNN)
(CNN) – Big businesses like Starbucks and McDonald’s have recently backed a ban on plastic straws.
Now, a foldable, reusable metal straw is in the works for consumers.
It’s a collapsible metal straw that neatly folds into a small carrying case.
The straw’s outer shell is stainless steel and the inner tubing is durable silicone.
The creators, anti-plastic activist, Emma Cohen and cinematographer Miles Pepper came up with the innovation… and named it Final-Straw.
In April, they launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to fund the initial production.
In less than a month, it raised nearly $2 million.
To date, Finalstraw has racked up $150,000 pre-sale orders.
Cohen expects to deliver those orders in November and to get Finalstraw into stores nationwide in early 2019.
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