Chicago Straw Company Thrives, Despite Anti-Straw Movement

CBS Chicago ^ | August 15, 2018

[McGruff]

A Chicago company hopes to thrive, despite making a product under fire this summer. Plastic drinking draws have recently been seen as a public enemy, according to many environmentalists.

Machines spit out straws at a dizzying rate inside a factor on Chicago’s far South side. The machines produce so many straws every year, Bob Beavers III, the Chairman of Best Diamond Plastics, says “the number of straws we produce begins with a b.”

Best Diamond Plastics is a company that has seen an uptick in business, despite the anti-straw movement.

“Some of our competitors have turned off their straw machines. We’ve seen an increase in volume because there’s no viable alternative,” Beavers said.

[Ken H]

>>Bob Beavers III, the Chairman of Best Diamond Plastics, says “the number of straws we produce begins with a b.”<<

Bob Beavers, the straw king of Chicago.