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

Danimer Scientific Inc., a maker of bioplastic straws, cutlery, and food containers that’s touted its work with Bacardi and Starbucks, filed for bankruptcy with plans to market its assets for sale and ...

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

Metal and glass straws could be dangerous for kids and less able-bodied people. They can also be hard to clean. Again, "biodegradable plastic" products have been accused of greenwashing and have ...

began phasing out plastic straws, replacing them with paper and other biodegradable options. Still, paper straws could be a tough sell — people complained that they tasted “soggy” and fell ...

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development estimates that around 380 MT of plastic waste is produced globally ...

Felton said paper straws can naturally break down over time, but the same cannot be said for plastic products. “That’s what biodegradable means that we can break down items, food items or ...

Unfortunately, the term “biodegradable” does not necessarily ... the environment target the low-hanging fruit such as plastic straws and plastic bags, rather than packaging as a whole.