{"id":144914,"date":"2022-03-03T16:52:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T07:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=144914&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2022-03-03T16:54:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T07:54:03","slug":"fukuoka-based-sustainable-rice-straw-manufacturer-expanding","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/fukuoka-based-sustainable-rice-straw-manufacturer-expanding\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka-based Sustainable Rice Straw Manufacturer Expanding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fukuoka-based <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upay.co.jp\/categorya.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UPay<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> prepares for the new environmental laws to take effect towards the creation of a plastic-smart society. Beginning in April 2022, companies will be encouraged to reduce the use of plastic straws for better sustainability, and UPay\u2019s rice-made straws are gaining increased attention nationwide. The maker will develop a new factory in Onojo City in the summer of 2022 to meet the growing demands for plastic-straw alternatives. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC269RV0W2A120C2000000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkei<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144912\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_rice-straw-upay_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C880&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_rice-straw-upay_2022_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_rice-straw-upay_2022_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_rice-straw-upay_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C644&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fnn_rice-straw-upay_2022_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C483&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CW-wDEoPr4a\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">official Instagram<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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