Designed from the same material as pearls are made of, this fish is much more flexible and stronger than other soft robots.

Investment firm Vanguard Vertex has acquired TPCC Holdings, which owns subsidiaries the Printed Cup Company and the Paper Cup Company, for an undisclosed fee.

The Bartesian Premium Cocktail Machine made its debut in 2019. If you’re aware of any cocktail maker, it’s probably this one. Even though it’s conceptually similar to the later-to-market Bev, and ...

The ordinance is taking effect at a time when President Donald Trump has said he wants plastic straws to make a comeback.

Advocates, citing the threat to human and environmental health, say the timing is right for legislation to phase out plastic waste and foam packaging.

The study concludes that bamboo drinking straws offer a sustainable and practical solution to plastic pollution, with the potential to replace traditional plastic straws on a large scale.

While plastic straws have been blamed for polluting oceans and harming marine life, Trump said Monday that he thinks “it’s okay” to continue using them.

A study published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts presents an innovative solution to plastic pollution: biodegradable bamboo drinking straws. These straws, made from ultra-thin ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Here's more about the larger fight over single-use plastics.