Researchers at Northeastern University and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution evaluated 13 types of non-plastic straws, ...

Fearless green crusader and fast food behemoth McDonald’s is keeping up the good fight against the environmental menace of … plastic straws. Yes, the chain is moving nationally to a “sustainable” ...

The global issue of plastic pollution has led to a search for sustainable alternatives to disposable plastic products. One of the most problematic items is the plastic straw, which is lightweight, non ...

In an Indiana warehouse area on Lafayette's north end, little plastic chips are fed into a machine to be colored red and spun into the shape of a drinking straw. As the long, continuous straw makes ...

Legislation filed Thursday would set guidelines for local government rules involving the materials used for drinking straws ...

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