President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized paper straws, highlighting his executive order banning federal use of them as ...

Starbucks Korea, the first franchise cafe in Korea to fully adopt paper straws, has reintroduced plastic straws. The new ...

A visitor from Louisiana expresses surprise at finding plastic straws still in use in California, despite regulations ...

Corn Next corn straws are a non-toxic, affordable alternative to plastic and paper straws. Made from cornstarch, water, and ...

While paper straws degrade over time, plastic straws are among the products which break down into microplastics, which have been found in Wisconsin's waterways, including Lake Winnebago.

Researchers from the University of Antwerp found forever chemicals known as PFAS to be present in paper, bamboo, glass and plastic straws, but not stainless steel ones, according to a 2023 study.

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Here's more about the larger fight over single-use plastics.

Wahab stressed that the ban does not cover all plastic products, clarifying that pure water sachets and PET bottles are ...

The escalating crisis of plastic pollution poses a significant threat to both the health of the planet and human well-being.

Plastic straws are one of the top contributors of plastic pollution in the oceans. With just 9% of straws capable of being recycled worldwide, hundreds of millions to billions make their way into ...

Negotiations toward a global, legally binding plastics treaty are set to resume this summer, with the United Nations ...