Hey there, what's up? Welcome to Side Us All School on your host, Chris Gillebo. As I worked

on this episode, I was reminded of a New Yorker cartoon about plastic straws. In this cartoon,

The Inventor, or at least the supposed inventor of plastic straws, was displaying his invention

and saying to a friend or colleague, wow, these things are so powerful, each one is going

to last each person for a lifetime. Now, of course, most of us have used hundreds of plastic

straws in our lifetime. And then typically, disposed of them after a single soda or coffee

or smoothie. Recently, you may have noticed a trend to eliminate the use of these straws

in lots of restaurants and just from our general way of living. And as someone who's been

in that group, that group of people who have used a lot of straws in my lifetime, despite

their indestructibility, I don't know why, I guess, for years I didn't realize this was

a problem. But I suppose I'm glad that we're changing it up now. Stop using those plastic

straws. Get on board with paper straws or begin to embrace multiple use plastics. That's

what we're going to talk about in this episode. Remember, problems create opportunities. Whenever

there's a problem, there's lots of different ways to make money. And the Side Us Lure that

you're going to hear about ends up getting a lot more than a small side gig when she decides

to make and sell Planet Friendly Eco Wares. So speaking of making money, because that is

what we talk about on Side Us All School, it's not just good for the environment. Even though

it's awesome that it's good for the environment, it's also good for her bank account. This

business is bringing in up to $25,000 a month in the holiday season and at least $10,000

a month otherwise. She's really just getting going. She hopes to scale this business and

take it far and wide. So here's a quick shout out to our sponsor. I appreciate them helping

us keep the lights on and buy some paper straws for our office. And then I'll tell you

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