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

The paper straw, Guy Spinelli was sure, would be the way of the future. After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, ...

The move towards paper straws was a refreshing direction in environmental preservation, in that it was initiated locally and by producers, not through legislation.

“Plastic is not part of our diet for a reason,” Leffel said. “No straws [would] be a better solution, because reducing waste is what we want to do.” On average, it takes 200 years for a plastic straw ...

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 ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — There has long been a push to stop the use of plastic straws in favor of environmentally friendly ...

In 2015, the video of a plastic straw being painfully removed from a turtle's bleeding nostril went viral, spurring a ...

Paper straws sit on shelving in a warehouse at Guy’s E. Paper in Woodstock. The company is owned by 75-year-old Guy Spinelli who put his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” straw ...

The paper straw, Guy Spinelli was sure, would be the way of the future. After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, the 75-year-old plunked his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” ...