Malibu Plastic Straw Ban Helps Cause 24/7 Indiana Factory Shifts
Written by 991KBU on June 20, 2018
Paper straws, the most popular replacement to plastic, are in such high demand that there is a big national shortage.
And Malibu may be partly to blame.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that a company called Aardvark … in Fort Wayne, Indiana … has seen a 5,000 percent increase in sales and demand in the past two years.
Aardvark is running 24/7 … but the demand has created serious delays in fulfilling orders.
The Chronicle reports the lead time for Aardvark is up to seven weeks.
A company official is asking customers to please plan way ahead … and to beware of inferior copycat imports that don’t perform well at all.
Aardvark is prioritizing orders from coastal regions where plastic straws can wreak havoc on ocean habitats.
Although Malibu wasn’t the first city to ban plastic straws … it appears to have tipped the balance nationally.
News of the Malibu straw ban has spread around the world … putting Aardvark workers on 24 seven schedules in Fort Wayne Indiana.
