From seaweed to sugarcane, companies race to find the next great plastic replacement Small ... plastic straws by 2019 Marriott International plans to remove plastic straws and drink stirrers ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday encouraging both the federal government and American consumers to buy ...

York's ordinance is taking effect at a time when President Trump has taken aim at paper straws with the executive order he issued earlier this year.

An administration document aimed at eradicating paper straws highlights the dangers of PFAS chemicals. Their presence in tap ...

Bendable straws When bendable straws were first made in the 1940s, they were a boon in health-care settings to help patients drink without sitting up. Plastic bendable straws have become the safe ...

FinalStraw is a reusable straw that can be taken anywhere. It's made of stainless steel and medical grade TPE tubing. The company behind FinalStraw hopes to reduce the number of plastic drinking ...

This week, readers write about the pros and cons of paper straws, how to get students moving and creating a more humane and ...

Chung explained to Young Post that while paper straws, unlike plastic ones, will naturally decompose, or break down, into smaller pieces, there is still a chance that small animals could swallow ...

The only "green" our economy cares about is the dollar, and one day, we are going to wish we cared about the green on the ...

The study concludes that bamboo drinking straws offer a sustainable and practical solution to plastic pollution, with the potential to replace traditional plastic straws on a large scale.