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A resident of Armenia’s Kapan town, Gevorg Gasparyan has found a new method to fight against plastic: he is proposing to replace plastic straws used to drink juice with straws of plant origin. He said environmentalist Mariam Sukhudyan has prompted the idea to him, Ecolur reports.

“We have named the initiative of eco straws “Green Revolution” aiming to create an alternative to plastic straws,” the resident said.

Gasparyan intends to establish a production of eco straws. He will consult with a specialist in forest studies to take seeds and to cultivate this plant.

Pollution with plastic has reached enormous volumes worldwide – plastic can be decomposed in the environment within 100-400 years. Different countries come up with various legislative initiatives and awareness-raising campaigns to fight against plastics. Armenia is also a part of this process.