Maciel writes that, while flimsy paper straws may not make drinkers happy, there are many alternatives to returning to ...

Plastic straws, once public enemy No. 1, are back in the government’s good graces. The news is hard to swallow for paper ...

In 2015, video of a marine biologist pulling a plastic straw out of a turtle's nose sparked outrage worldwide and countries and cities started banning them, starting with the Pacific Island nation ...

“People get really fired up about straws.” According to The Journal, the crusade against plastic began a decade ago when a viral video showed a sea turtle with a straw stuck in its nos ...

In 2015, the video of a plastic straw being painfully removed from a turtle's bleeding nostril went viral, spurring a movement to reduce plastic waste. Since then, plastic straws have become ...