“Plastic straws are often replaced by paper straws, which are nonfunctional, use chemicals that may carry risks to human health, are more expensive to produce than plastic straws, and often ...

Plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% reduction in the amount of disposable, thin plastic bag litter on America's ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...

President Trump said Friday he plans to sign an executive order promoting plastic straws after his predecessor sought to phase out single-use plastics from government operations. In a post on ...

It was not clear whether Mr. Trump planned to call off that wider effort, or whether he was focused just on bringing back plastic straws. The White House did not immediately respond to a request ...

July 3 is International Plastic Bag Free Day. However, across Delhi, single-use plastic (SUP) bags, including those ...

The Lagos State Government has begun full enforcement of its ban on single-use plastics, warning that from Tuesday, July 1, ...

However, plastic straws are necessary for many people, particularly fans of fizzy drinks. Anyone with experience drinking soft drinks with a paper straw would understand the issue.

The debate over plastic straws reaches back to the mid-2010s, when they suddenly became a pariah for their role in an exploding plastic waste crisis. Some cities and retailers banned plastic ...