According to The Journal, the crusade against plastic began a decade ago when a viral video showed a sea turtle with a straw stuck in its nose. Shortly after, cities began to reduce the use of plastic ...

“Plastic is not part of our diet for a reason,” Leffel said. “No straws [would] be a better solution, because reducing waste is what we want to do.” On average, it takes 200 years for a plastic straw ...

Now, the environmental commission is working on an amendment to require single use foodware be compostable or reusable. Even ...

Plastic straws have become emblematic of a global pollution ... found the study. While no alternative is perfect, single-use plastic is still the worst option, said Kachef, adding the type of ...

It is important to note that both the EU and UK bans on plastic straws included stirrers and cotton bud sticks. However their removal from the market caused little to no controversy, mostly ...

Although there is no definitive count of the number of U.S.-based straw manufacturers, industry experts say at least a dozen have cropped up since the country’s first plastic straw bans went ...

Trump rejected paper straws, saying they "don't work" as well as plastic straws. The poor consumer experience of drinking through a soggy straw is one thing, but there are other problems too.

While no alternative is perfect, single-use plastic is still the worst option, said Kachef, adding the type of plastic they are usually made from — polypropylene — mostly can't be recycled. "Every ...

The problem now had a visible face: the plastic straw. No wonder the video spurred a wave of activism that was aimed at curtailing the use of plastic. The rational side of the plastic-straw ...