The US government is eschewing paper straws and going back to plastic. So why are the plastic variety restricted in many ...

“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 ...

The move towards paper straws was a refreshing direction in environmental preservation, in that it was initiated locally and ...

After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, the 75-year-old plunked his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” straw that he manufactures in Woodstock, Illinois, and sells to more ...

When US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to return to plastic straws, claiming the paper version is ...

In 2015, the video of a plastic straw being painfully removed from a turtle's bleeding nostril went viral, spurring a ...

The Seattle-based coffee company announced this week that about 580 of its stores had begun replacing its cold drinks cups — ...

A six-month pilot in Finland is testing a paper-based wrapper for Panda Milk Chocolate, replacing traditional plastic ...

Other ways to avoid plastic: Along with the move toward compostable paper cups, Starbucks, which is navigating a flurry of ...

Ranpak has integrated PaperWrap's pallet wrapping machines, which replace plastic stretch film with a kraft paper alternative ...

Orkla Suomi is piloting a high-barrier paper wrapper from UPM Specialty Papers for its Panda Milk Chocolate brand, intending ...

Their beloved Frappuccinos and iced espresso drinks served in paper cups, not plastic. The Seattle-based coffee company announced this week that about 580 of its stores had begun replacing its ...