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The current population of the world is around 8.22 billion now and it is given that people would resort to cheap plastic manufacturing that makes disposable goods for its efficiency and the convenience it provides the people. One common product is the plastic straw, this one commercial product alone pollutes the Earth’s oceans in a whopping 8 billion pieces a year before 2020 because of the poor plastic disposal among many countries (Gibbens, 2019). The researchers decided to take the initiative of attempting to contribute in a solution to this issue through a research using sugarcane bagasse, the primary material that will be utilized in order to replicate the commercial straw production A weight gain test was conducted with three trials using room temperature water (25°C), hot water (48°C), and carbonated drink (5°C). After the test, it was found out that the p- values are 0.3739, 1, and 0.1161 respectively with significance level 0.05. The results show that bagasse straw has equal capabilities when it comes to water resistance compared with the paper straw (control group).