GPH Promotes Use Of Para Grass Straws

GPH Promotes Use Of Para Grass Straws

Fiji Sun – 1st November, 2018

The  has adopted an innovative way for customers to enjoy their drinks.

Remember the school holidays at the village when you drank young coconut (Bu) juice using para grass (Brachiaria mutica) as straws?

Well, the GPH is using para grass straws too for its customers.

This comes at a time when countries around the world have started banning the use of plastic straws.

Vanuatu officially became the first nation in the world to legally ban the use of plastic straw in July this year.

GPH general-manager Peter Gee said it was an important environmental initiative and hotels in Fiji should start using para grass straws. Read more: