“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 ...

When US President Donald Trump vowed to end the "ridiculous situation" of paper straws with an executive order recently, he noted that he had used "them many times, and on occasion, they break, they ...

A St. Petersburg City Council member’s request to discuss lifting a municipal ban on plastic straws sparked multiple heated ...

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 ...

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 ...

President signed huge stack of orders on first day in office covering everything from national security to paper straws and ...

Now, the environmental commission is working on an amendment to require single use foodware be compostable or reusable. Even ...

Supermarkets are always trying to make things more environmentally friendly. Over the last few years, we’ve seen shoppers ...

Though they pollute oceans and harm marine life, Republican President Donald Trump signed an executive order this month to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws. He declared paper ...

Mr. Cunningham was a milliner before he became a noted style photographer. Eight of his one-of-a-kind hats are now up for ...

The Shamrock Shake, a favourite in the US, is now available in UK McDonald's branches for the first time - but what is worth ...