Sɛ́ ade a wɔtaa de kyekyere nnuan a wɔahyɛ no nwini no, nneɛma a wɔpaw a wɔde yɛ pop-tip sticks no nya aduru no ahobammɔ, ne dwumadi, ne nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia so nkɛntɛnso tẽẽ. Mprempren, nneɛma atitiriw a wɔde yɛ no bi ne nnua, bamboo, plastic, ne nneɛma a wɔde afrafra a ɛtumi sɛe, a emu biara wɔ n’ankasa su soronko wɔ adwumayɛ ne nea ɛbɛkɔ so atra hɔ daa ho.
Wɔtaa de birch anaa pine na ɛyɛ nnua popsicle nnua a wɔde di dwuma wɔ amanne kwan so no. Wɔ nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa akyi no, wɔwɔ ahoɔden a ɛkyɛn so ne abɔde mu nwene, na wodi adetɔfo a wosusuw sɛ "abɔde mu" ahiade ahorow ho dwuma. Nanso, nnua a wɔde yɛ adwuma no di kwae mu nneɛma, na nnuru bi a wɔde sa yare no betumi ama nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia ho haw aba. Bamboo, ade foforo a ɛreba no renya din esiane ne nyin bere tiaa ne ahoɔden a ɛkɔ soro nti, nanso ne soro a ɛnyɛ mmerɛw no betumi ama ɔkwan a wɔfa so yi nsusuwso no ayɛ den.
Plastic popsicle nnua (te sɛ polypropylene) adi gua so bere tenten esiane ne bo a ɛba fam ne ɔhyew a ɛba fam-a ɛyɛ papa a ɛko tia nti. Nanso, ɛyɛ den sɛ plastic a ɛnyɛ den sɛe wɔ abɔde mu na ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ plastic nketenkete bɛsɛe no. Wɔ nnansa yi mfe mu no, bio-based plastics (te sɛ PLA ne polylactic acid) ne starch composites abɛyɛ nhwehwɛmu beae a ɛyɛ hyew. Wobetumi aporɔw saa nneɛma yi wɔ mfiridwuma mu tebea horow a wɔde yɛ compost mu, nanso ne bo yɛ den kakra na ɛwɔ nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia ho ahwehwɛde a emu yɛ den wɔ sɛnea wɔde bedi dwuma ho.
Sɛ yɛhwɛ mfiridwuma mu a, nneɛma a wɔpaw no hwehwɛ sɛ wɔyɛ mfiri ahoɔden (a ɛko tia sɛ ɛbɛkotow), aduan mu ahobammɔ (nneɛma a epira biara a ɛkɔ baabi foforo), sɛnea wɔyɛ no fata (nkuku a ɛne nsunsu hyia), ne nkwa nna nyinaa mu carbon footprint ho nhwehwɛmu a edi mũ. Daakye nkɔsoɔ bɛpɛ "function-oriented composite materials"-sɛ nhwɛsoɔ no, wɔde resin kakraa bi a ɛtumi sɛe biodegradable bɛka bamboo fiber ho de ayɛ ahoɔden ne nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia adwumayɛ a ɛkari pɛ, anaasɛ wɔde nano-coating mfiridwuma bedi dwuma de ama abɔdeɛ mu nneɛma akyɛ.
Popsicle dua nneɛma a wɔbɛma ayɛ papa no nyɛ nneɛma ho nyansahu mu asɛnnennen nko na mmom ɛyɛ adwumayɛ hokwan nso ma nnwumakuw sɛ wɔde nkɔso a ɛtra hɔ daa bedi dwuma. Bere a wɔhwɛ ma dwumadi titiriw no, nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia a wɔbɛtew so no bɛyɛ akwankyerɛ titiriw a wɔde bɛma nnwuma foforo a wɔyɛ.