The bill was written after lawmakers noted years of plastic straw pollution on beaches and in waterways. Between 1988 and 2014, the California Coastal Commission reported roughly 835,000 straws on ...

When I started “The Last Plastic Straw” movement in 2011 ... plastic particle and chemical pollution of the air, as well as soils and waters, sickens and kills residents living nearby.

"Every day of delay means more pollution, more suffering, and more costs for people who can least afford them. I implore you ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. In 2015, video of a marine biologist pulling a plastic straw out of a turtle's nose sparked outrage worldwide ...

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 ...

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

One of the most problematic items is the plastic straw, which is lightweight ... offer a sustainable and practical solution to plastic pollution, with the potential to replace traditional plastic ...

The Last Straw is a local business seeking to impact single-use plastic pollution. Credit: Provided Charleston entrepreneur Tom Crowley is on a mission to end single-use plastic pollution by ...

On Saturday, straw dumps were burnt by sanitation workers in Sectors 18 and 21. According to Dr SK Shukla, in charge of the UP Pollution Control Board, Prayagraj, incidents of burning of straw in ...

paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade. On Monday, President Donald Trump waded into the issue when he signed an executive order ...