Straws are among the top waste items found in beach clean-ups and are often ingested by marine animals, leading to injury and death. According to the Journal of Science Advances, over eight million ...

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade. On Monday, President ...

Swapping plastic straws for alternatives is a sustainable change everyone can make. Insider tested five plastic straw alternatives in coffee and water to find which one worked best. This article is ...

In 2015, the plastic-free movement gained significant momentum following a haunting viral video of a distressed sea turtle with a 4-inch plastic straw lodged in its nostril. This heart-wrenching ...

FILE - Wrapped plastic straws are seen at a bubble tea cafe in San Francisco, July 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use ...

Not all plastics are created the same, and some last longer in the ocean than others. Scientists have been working for years to quantify the environmental lifetimes of a wide range of plastic goods to ...

It’s been almost six months since a statewide law took effect requiring that sit-down restaurants provide disposable plastic straws only upon request–and about a month since a Los Angeles city ...

Plastic straws, left, sit next to paper straws on display for sale in Cincinnati on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) (AP) — Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about ...

FILE- A large soft drink with a plastic straw from a McDonald's restaurant is shown in Surfside, Fla., May 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday ...

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade. On Monday, President ...