Everlyn Liu

Straw by Straw

Moving towards a more sustainable hospitality industry, Straw by Straw.

We have all witnessed the effects of single use plastics on the environment. After seeing
images of turtles and whales being harmed by single use plastics, the world is looking for
solutions and the hospitality sector is taking steps towards eco-friendly alternatives.
Straw by Straw utilizes grain stalks, a waste product of the grain harvest, and turns it into eco-friendly, compostable drinking straws. How was this achieved and how can companies built sustainability into their DNA while still growing?

Everlyn Liu will be speaking in the following theatres:

Theatre 4 - Wednesday 10.15 - 10.45: Moving towards a more sustainable hospitality industry, Straw by Straw.

After experiencing the extent of plastic pollution while diving, Everlyn became determined to be a part of the solution. She believes the only way to make lasting change is to offer simple, easily accessible alternatives to harmful products. That’s how Straw by Straw was born. The company uses an agricultural by-product and turns it into drinking straws, no industrial production or chemicals are needed. Everlyn’s efforts to create a more sustainable world have been recognized by a multitude of organizations and next to being a fierce business woman, she is among the 100 top-sustainable young people in the Netherlands, won several awards like the Columbus Trophy and has been nominated as one of the top 100 most sustainable young personalities in the Netherlands. She is also known from her TEDx Talk and features in magazines such as Vogue, Elsevier and Cosmopolitan.

Everlyn Liu

Straw by Straw

Moving towards a more sustainable hospitality industry, Straw by Straw.

Everlyn Liu will be speaking in the following theatres:

About Everlyn Liu