A new idea with an ancient pedigree, dating back thousands of years to prehistoric Mesopotamia, has been repurposed by an innovative group of volunteers in northern Greek city of Kilkis, as they searched for a way to phase out plastic straws, according to ANA.
The ‘staramaki’ is a portmanteau word combining the Greek ‘kalamaki’ (straw) with the Greek word for wheat (stari) – which also happens to be the principal product in Kilkis – was used thousands of years ago by the Mesopotamians to drink their beer, as a way to avoid drinking the sediment.
Essentially made from the shafts of wheat that are normally thrown out, the ‘staramaki’ will now be pressed into service once again, providing an antidote to plastic pollution and also showing that there is room for innovative thought in Greece.
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