It’s the last straw. Restaurants, cafes and bars across the city are ditching plastic straws in a bid to be more environmentally friendly. Eco-activists, including actor Adrian Grenier, have been ...

Between the ages of 5 and 65 — a roughly 22,000-day period — the average American will use 38,000 disposable straws. At least, that’s what the office of Gov. John Hickenlooper decreed in 2013 when he ...

Environmentally friendly and even carbon-negative drinking straws exist, according to a new study. But the analysis also lays bare the potential for greenwashing, littering, and improper disposal to ...

Although she hates plastic, 71-year-old Jacqueline Williams drinks from plastic disposable straws every day. She doesn’t have much of a choice. “I can’t swallow fast enough, my neck was broken,” said ...

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 ...