Starbucks Coffee Japan will start switching from paper straws to straws made from biomass plastic at its locations ...

University of Idaho Extension educator Grant Loomis has noticed an increasing number of Blaine County farmers have been letting their straw rot in the field after grain harvest ...

Sea turtle biologist and New York University Professor Genia Naro-Maciel writes that, while flimsy paper straws may not make ...

According to The Journal, the crusade against plastic began a decade ago when a viral video showed a sea turtle with a straw stuck in its nose. Shortly after, cities began to reduce the use of plastic ...

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

A study published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts presents an innovative solution to plastic pollution: ...

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Murphy resigned from the Department of Justice, telling NPR, 'It just was not a ...

It's easy to use Dollar Tree plastic straws to create customized wall art to suit any style, whether you want something ...

Businesses say ban pushed by CT legislators would be costly and alternative materials aren’t readily available.