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LOLLA CUPS Lolla Cups is a range of    BPA and phthalate -free children’s drinking cup featuring a flexible straw that allows toddlers to drink easily and effectively. Straw Sippy Cup featured on ABC's hit show, Shark Tank  - Funded by Mark Cuban and Robert Herjavec. Flexible straw has a weighted end that anchors in the liquid to help young children drink effectively, even when the cup is tilted. Straw is valve-free, making it easy for young children to sip and easy for parents to clean. Handle detaches with a simple twist for placement in most cup holders. A ll materials and parts are FDA-approved and meet/exceed the US Consumer Product Safety Commisssion's standards. Minimal parts make the cup easy to clean. Mark Cuban and Croatia-born, Canadian entrepreneur Robert Herjavec ($100,000 for 40% equity in the company). Mark and Hanna Lim (CEO and Co Founders of Lolla Cups) Sales: More than $1 million in sales ...

Mr. Trash Wheel There's nothing cute about plucking plastic garbage out of Baltimore Harbor waters. Not until you've met Mr. Trash Wheels, anyway. Thanks to this floating trash wheel with giant googly eyes, Baltimore's inner harbor is cleaner than it's been in years. And it's getting clean in efficient and adorable style. He Only Has Eyes For Trash Mr. Trash Wheel is adorable, and incredibly effective. Since it hit the waters of Baltimore's Inner Harbor (where it can clear debris before it enters the Chesapeake Bay) in May 2014, Mr. Trash Wheel has scooped up over a million pounds of trash. This googly gadget is not messing around ! The wheel was born after creator John Kellett look a crack at creating a pilot device in 2008 that cleaned waste from the harbor. After revising the original model, and getting support from the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore , Mr. Trash Wheel as we know it was born. Mechanism : According to National Geo...