Seasons Green-ings! Does all the waste during the holidays give you resting grinch face?  Then yule love these tips for an eco-friendly holiday! Puns aside, a zero-waste lifestyle during the holidays isn’t about extremes. Instead, it's a spectrum of eco-friendly choices which you have the power to make. Sustainable living is a mindset which allows you to shift your perspective away from the culture of single-use products. Every family has their own holiday traditions, and this season we want yours to be sustainable ones!  It’s more important than ever to create a fun, merry -- and green -- time. Treat yo' elf  to these simple tips to help your family go green during this holiday!   1) Offset Your Carbon While Traveling! According to the (IPCC), air travel is...

🎙AUDIO ALERT! 🎙Listen to Steel Straw co-founders Julia Jaye Posin and Max Goldberg get interviewed on LA Talk Radio's show, Uncommon Conversations! Julia and Max talk about our new "Trump Sucks" metal straws, the impact of plastic pollution, and what it's like running a green business! LISTEN ON ITUNES! Listen to our latest podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uncommon-conversations-with-maryam-zar-and-john-harlow/id1455578050?i=1000448119508 As a social good company with an activist spirit, we know it's important for businesses to assert their values. We know that although the planet is non-partisan, our environment has become heavily politicized, and thus supporting pro-environment legislation and candidates is paramount.  We believe in people having the power to shape society, and the role of citizens as singular advocates! The California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution...

PRESS RELEASE PR Newswire  Aug. 5, 2019, 06:00 AM LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- At a time when cities, countries, and companies around the world are banning plastic straws because of the harm they cause to the environment and human health, Donald Trump's reelection campaign has begun selling them as merchandise. This was the last straw for self-described progressive Democrats Julia Jaye Posin and Max Goldberg, who happened to own a reusable metal straw company, Steel Straw. "It felt like a cruel slap in the face. It's unbelievable how low Trump will go," says Max Goldberg, co-founder at Steel Straw. "We decided to launch a new line of metal straws that represent our values for the 2020 presidential election." Steel Straw now sells metal straws colored Democratic...

Today we’d like to introduce you to Julia Jaye Posin. So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.Growing up in a town of 1,072 people in Southern Oregon, I was surrounded by expansive nature. It was easy to fall in love with the wilderness enjoying the forest as my playground and the creeks and ponds as my pool. At eight years old, I attended my first protest against clearcutting. I marched down the street with a branch in my hand with my best friend, chanting “save the trees, save the trees!” Little did I know, 15 years later I’d make national news by getting arrested for climbing into...

Watch how we mobilized our community! Steel Straw Hosts Plastic Pollution Panel! In front of a packed house, our co-founder Julia Jaye Posin moderated a plastic pollution panel with Pacific Palisades Democratic Club. Watch The Video   On April 30th, 2019, 85 activists from Pacific Palisades attended an event at the Palisades Library about the plastic pollution crisis. The exciting evening started with a screening of the documentary film STRAWS by Linda Booker, followed by a panel discussion featuring environmental champions from Surfrider Foundation South Bay Chapter, City of Santa Monica, and Habits of Waste, and the film's executive producer. The evening was hosted by Pacific Palisades Democratic Club’s board members Julia Posin and Bronwyn Major. The goal of our event was to empower the Pacific Palisades with...

When we started Steel Straw on Earth Day 2018, we embarked on a mission to fight the climate crisis by offering a product that is reusable, and petrochemical free!

Can you believe 2018 is almost over?

We launched Steel Straw this year on Earth Day. The time has flown by while we've delivered reusable metal straws into the hands (and lips!) of Americans in every state.

As we head into 2019, join us for a New Years resolution to use fewer plastics!

Steel Straw is now a proud member of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce!

Read an excerpt of the "Neighborhoods First Newsletter" interview below from the office of Councilmember Mike Bonin of Los Angeles' 11th District, covering Max and Julia's work with Steel Straw and more: