“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 ...

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

After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, the 75-year-old plunked his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” straw that he manufactures in Woodstock, Illinois, and sells to more ...

The US government has scrapped paper straws to go back to plastic. So why are the plastic variety restricted in many countries around the world in the first place? When US President Donald Trump vowed ...

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 ...

It's the latest in a string of proposals that have elicited mixed public reactions and drawn opposition from the restaurant ...

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

The US government has scrapped paper straws to go back to plastic. So why are the plastic variety restricted in many countries around the world in the first place? When US President Donald Trump ...

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

with many companies and people choosing to ditch plastic straws in favour of paper ones. But are paper straws really the eco-friendly alternative they claim to be? Chung Shan-shan, the director of ...

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