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

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

“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 ...

Moreover, these zoonotic pathogens originating from plastic debris pose a health risk because birds can act as reservoirs for these diseases. It is imperative that we combat single-use plastic and ...

"Seems much easier to tell with glass straws cuz [they're] see-through." User sparks debate after sharing photo of unusual ...

There has long been a push to stop the use of plastic straws in favor of environmentally friendly alternatives, like paper ones. READ MORE: ...

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

When US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to return to plastic straws, claiming the paper version is ineffective and “disgustingly dissolves in your mouth”, he was widely criticised for ...

President Donald Trump’s executive order last month calling to “end the use of paper straws” dealt a swift, decisive blow to his business, Boss Straw. Orders have stalled, even though the ...

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

Many in the St. Petersburg community thought the paper vs. plastic straw debate ended in 2018, because that’s when the city ...