Campaigns such as #StopSucking for a Strawless Ocean engaged millions against straws and plastic, especially the wasteful single-use kind, and in favor of protecting sea turtles, the communities ...

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 ...

Environmental activists say plastic straws have adverse consequences on the environment, especially marine life. The “Save ...

While plastic straws have been blamed for polluting oceans and harming marine life ... least 200 years to decompose and pose a threat to turtles and other wildlife as they degrade into ...

From seaweed to sugarcane, companies race to find the next great plastic replacement Small businesses are scrambling to meet the demand from consumers who want an alternative to plastic straws.

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis ... Thousands of seabirds and sea turtles, seals and other marine mammals are killed each year after ingesting plastic ...

The main argument for using paper straws instead of plastic ones is that paper ... down and won’t end up floating in our oceans or being swallowed by turtles. However, the fix isn’t as simple ...

Campaigns such as #StopSucking for a Strawless Ocean engaged millions against straws and plastic, especially the wasteful single-use kind, and in favor of protecting sea turtles, the communities ...