Paper Paper drinking straws ... option in places with plastic-straw bans. 3. Silicone This material provides a popular soft alternative to metal reusable straws. One company has developed a ...

Two of the largest food conglomerates are moving toward ditching single-use plastic straws. On Monday, Starbucks announced that it will eliminate plastic straws globally by 2020. McDonald's said ...

Ditching plastic drinking straws for eco-friendly alternatives could cause problems for disabled people, a Welsh Paralympian has said. Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson said plastic straws allowed many ...

FUKUI--Drinking straws that are touted as being true to the original meaning of the word are becoming popular here amid the eco-friendly trend for using less plastic. “These ones are so shiny ...

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 ...

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.