Plastic straws, once public enemy No. 1, are back in the government’s good graces. The news is hard to swallow for paper ...

“Plastic is not part of our diet for a reason,” Leffel said. “No straws [would] be a better solution, because reducing waste ...

The US government has scrapped paper straws to go back to plastic. So why are the plastic variety restricted in many ...

with many companies and people choosing to ditch plastic straws in favour of paper ones. But are paper straws really the eco-friendly alternative they claim to be? Chung Shan-shan, the director of ...

Now, the environmental commission is working on an amendment to require single use foodware be compostable or reusable. Even ...

Though they pollute oceans and harm marine life, Republican President Donald Trump signed an executive order this month to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws. He declared paper ...

The administration undermines efforts to reduce plastics. But plastic never will be disposable, and neither are the people it ...

Charleston  entrepreneur Tom Crowley is on a mission to end single-use plastic pollution by convincing businesses to switch ...

A St. Petersburg City Council member’s request to discuss lifting a municipal ban on plastic straws sparked multiple heated ...

The Federal government is directed to stop purchasing paper straws and ensure they are no longer provided within Federal buildings. The Order requires the development of a National Strategy to End the ...

Bamboo straws are natural, reusable, and biodegradable drinking straws made from bamboo, one of the most sustainable and ...