ELO Smart Straw

The reusable smart straw alternative to plastic 🥤

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The reusable smart straw alternative to plastic 🥤

2 followers

The elo smart straw was created to drive awareness to reusable straw alternatives. ELO stands for the earth land and ocean. As an entrepreneur I want to do my best. I created elo from aluminum anodized metal. I created an app that will educate and break the habit of straw use and will with the support of community make elo a message for change!

Launch tags:Health & Fitness•Crowdfunding•Climate Tech

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I really don't want to be negative here, but why is this logo is a copy of a credit card company in Brazil?(https://www.cartaoelo.com.br/) Really weird for me, unless there is a connection.. which I think there isn't.

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7yr ago

ELO Smart Straw

Maker

@guiiipontes Hello, thank you for linking that to me! I have received from some people that they thought it was elo the band. As I cannot do a full branding global search. That is quite interesting to see! Sadly though I am not affiliated or knew of this in Brasil! Cheers..

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7yr ago

If you search for "elo" on google images you can do a "full branding global search". Recommend you to replace it to not have problems with trademarks in the future.

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7yr ago

ELO Smart Straw

Maker

@guiiipontes Thanks for the information!

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7yr ago

ELO Smart Straw

Maker

@guiiipontes @jakewesorick Thanks again for this information and insight!

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7yr ago

@guiiipontes It's not just a coincidence that it looks kind of similar... it's more like an actual copy as paste...

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7yr ago

I'm really struggling with this. We now need kickstarter campaigns and apps to launch metal straws? My kids have been using copper straws for the last six years, we just picked them up at a local store.

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7yr ago

ELO Smart Straw

Maker

@andreasduess you sir are way ahead of the curve! Alternatives would be awesome if we approached the idea of our own straws. Sadly this does require some call to action! Straws are a bad habit. But absolute abstinence is way out of scope. Cheers

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7yr ago

Straws are not the problem. Plastic is the problem. Putting a reusable straw in your single-use plastic cup is doing nothing to improve the problem with plastics.

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7yr ago

ELO Smart Straw

Maker

@magnuson Hey, The idea when making the video with plastic cups was to show that the straw and the overall straw bans occurring around the world, started with the straw and that we have a ways to go to removing or replacing single plastic products from the fast serve marketplace. ELO is my first product launch from the company Elo Labs, which will look at other disruptive products that would affront plastic items like cups. But we are just starting and yes plastic cups will be in market but look how far the straw ban has come! Up next cups and lids! Cheers,

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7yr ago

@magnuson plastics are a problem, yes, but straws are a different type of problem because they simply fall off of the sorting machines at recycling plants.

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7yr ago

Radivision

@magnuson Agreed, but straws specifically are made with a non recyclable byproduct of petroleum, so it simply can't be recycled like other plastics.

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7yr ago

Image Carbon: Optimize & Save the Planet

It's pretty clear the owner knows they're being deceptive with the user of "smart". It's also pretty shady they're using a clear copy of another brand's logo.

Pros:

A reusable straw

Cons:

"Smart" is a deceiving title

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7yr ago

I'm slightly confused about what makes this different from the metal reusable straws sold on Amazon, at Starbucks, etc.? Aside from being a bit cheaper than buying these at a store, the straw looks like something that could be purchased on Wish.com or Aliexpress for even cheaper. Where are you manufacturing them?

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7yr ago

ELO Smart Straw

Maker

@askdaylen Hi! The elo straw and app will be just one of those metal straws on Amazon after the KS campaign! There are metal straws all over the net! elo was created to be branded to raise awareness about alternatives. The media has been putting a lot of focus on abstinence (no straws) paper straws and the plastic scourge created by quick serve restaurants and their role in the mess that is plastic single use straws. It is my belief that we can change habits and refuse and reuse straws that can be in your home, work and bag! I most definitely did not think I would be carrying a 3 by 5 inch smartphone in my pocket! A starw is just like a pen in a bag! So that is the intent to change our habits!

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7yr ago

I like the idea coz it helps to reduce the use of straw. But how can we keep them clean when I want to use it?

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7yr ago

@alex_yuan Reusable straws (including this one) come with a cleaning brush

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7yr ago

ELO Smart Straw

Maker

@alex_yuan comes with a cleaning brush. Warm water. Very simple. Dishwasher safe!

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7yr ago

stoic.

@dirklin can you tell us the story behind how this started?

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7yr ago

ELO Smart Straw

Maker

@amrith Hi, Thanks for asking! This journey began early this year! having no idea that the straw bans were on the horizon! I was passionate about creating something that would be better used than plastic straws that I was seeing everywhere in my local park and street (just littering everywhere) on the ground and realizing that I just use and tossed straws away and it actually made me sad and realizing how long I have used straws. So much plastic is used one time and no benefits for anything and then that made me mad! It's a bad habit! I have tech background so the app came easily to iterate the idea of a cessation with education interface built in. So combining my passions for entrepreneurial ventures I began developing the Jumbo straw that you see today! I really got a buzz on for the rapid prototyping capabilities and tech involved to create this! I believe it was also the fact that I would be the 1st in the world to brand a metal straw, which kind of made it exciting! I had no idea that there was a straw ban movement brewing at the time! I had read an article about UK McDonald's and paper straws but otherwise I thought I was way ahead of the curve. I thought this would be a great alternative to the base line metal straws currently offered and I wanted to differentiate and use the lightest and most recyclable metal to boot! and that pretty much is it!

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7yr ago

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