Every year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced. About five percent of that ends up in rivers and eventually the ...

Paper straws are out at the Department of Justice. Also banned: Dijon mustard, flimsy paper napkins, and the word ...

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 ...

Straws may be considered a small thing in daily life, but they touch the world so much. Now that plastic pollution is making headlines as a major problem, many are already making the switch ...

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

As part of its efforts to be more eco-friendly, roughly five years ago Starbucks Japan switched from plastic straws to paper ones. However, consumers haven’t been happy with paper straws in general, ...

Smart policies and innovation—not bans—can reduce waste and build a circular plastics economy that maximizes the value of plastic.

Documenting the garbage along New Jersey beaches helps state lawmakers make policy decisions on plastic pollution, says this ...

"Paper straws are a laughable supposition ... Biden administration announced plans in July to phase out single-use plastic in the federal government. "The Trump Administration has undone this ...

It’s safe to say that the global campaign against the use of plastic straws reached fever pitch this year, with many companies and people choosing to ditch plastic straws in favour of paper ones.