1)
The first person a talked to as my domain expert was one of the owners of
Cilantro Tacos in Gainesville, Nataly Meth.
I had met Nataly through my roommate and decided to talk to her about
the paper straw issue since she operates a restaurant here in Gainesville. She
thinks that with already being in the industry and being an environmentally
friendly supporter herself, that her branch has considered using corn starch or
biopolymers instead of plastic. The
catch that she said is that most business can only afford paper straws. She also said that this symbolizes a time of
change. Overall, I think having Nataly
in my network is important from her input on producing ecofriendly solutions.
2)
My expert contact was a barista at a coffee shop,
who is a friend of mine, Mat Bar. He said that when people come into the store
and order an ice drink, they would much rather sip on a plastic straw than a
paper one because of how it can get so flimsy over a time period. He said that if there were to be a push for
all companies to strictly use eco-friendly straws, the outcome of customer
satisfaction would increase. I think this is valuable information from Mat
since he can see that customers would be more satisfied as a whole without
having paper straws.
3)
I was not able to get in contact with a supplier, but I did ask my friend
Shannon who works at another coffee shop and says that her supplier for their
coffee is very sustainable in their efforts to produce the products that they
sell to their customers.
Reflection:
After talking with all three of these people, I
think that this really helped shape and prove that there is a need that still
is needing to be met. I think with these
ecofriendly plastic straws, there could be a change in the restaurant/coffee
shop business in the area. One thing
that really stuck out to me is how Nataly says that she had been already
looking at alternative options and how it could help the situation.
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