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 straw ...

The order rolled back a previous policy aiming to phase out single-use plastic items, including straws, in federal operations ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. In 2015, video of a marine biologist pulling a plastic straw out of a turtle's nose sparked outrage worldwide ...

NOAA warns the slivers of plastic have become “pervasive in natural and built environments” and are found in every ecosystem ...

It's the latest in a string of proposals that have elicited mixed public reactions and drawn opposition from the restaurant ...

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

Danimer Scientific Inc., a maker of bioplastic straws, cutlery, and food containers that’s touted its work with Bacardi and Starbucks, filed for bankruptcy with plans to market its assets for sale and ...

Moreover, these zoonotic pathogens originating from plastic debris pose a health risk because birds can act as reservoirs for these diseases. It is imperative that we combat single-use plastic and ...

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa Prefecture--For third-grader Yuki Harasawa, a video on YouTube about plastic waste was the last straw. She ...

Widespread confusion about the recycling requirements means that many sustainably minded people toss items in the ...

Swe-s has revealed Treadfine: its next brand working to replace the wear-and-tear nylon production process with more durable ...