UrthPact – the leader in compostable foodservice ware manufacturing, announces the addition of a black straw to its disposable straw product line. Made from plants, PHA is produced through natural ...

President Donald Trump is known to drink many Diet Cokes, but one thing you’re not likely to ever see him using again is a paper straw. “We’re going back to plastic straws,” Trump announced after ...

It was a hot day at the zoo when Jordan Carlson's son, who has motor-planning delays, got thirsty. "We went to the snack bar and found out they had a 'no straw' policy," Carlson says. "It was a hot ...

In the fight against pollution, several regions in the U.S. have banned the use of plastic straws. Alternative materials exist, but most options are either too expensive to scale up, go limp in drinks ...

Fearless green crusader and fast food behemoth McDonald’s is keeping up the good fight against the environmental menace of … plastic straws. Yes, the chain is moving nationally to a “sustainable” ...

A decade ago, a video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nostril went viral, spurring a wave of activism aimed at curtailing plastic pollution. The disposable plastic straw became the ...