with many companies and people choosing to ditch plastic straws in favour of paper ones. But are paper straws really the eco-friendly alternative they claim to be? Chung Shan-shan, the director of ...

As the world’s governments work on developing a legally binding agreement on plastic pollution by the end of 2024, replacing ...

McDonald's new paper straws - described as "eco-friendly" by the US fast food giant - cannot be recycled. Last year, it axed plastic straws, even though they were recyclable, in all its UK ...

A government-commissioned report saying that the health risk of paper straws is worse than plastic ones is creating confusion ...

B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad waded into the housing tax debate, but not before saying he agreed with Lululemon ...

SINGLE-USE plastic straws are still being utilised in Penang despite a ban imposed four years ago. Read full story ...

The Global Paper Straw Market, valued at approximately USD 1,377.6 million in 2022, is expected to witness a robust growth rate of more than 21.93% during the forecast period of 2023-2030. Read the ...

The fast food giant is switching from plastic to paper straws at their 1,361 restaurants after customer pressure. An online petition calling for a return to plastic straws has so far garnered more ...

Environmental Impact of Plastic Straws Starting 10 September 2020, the coffeehouse chain Starbucks offers only cold beverages ...

The famed beach capital of Malibu in California was the first to issue a total ban of single-use plastic straws on June 1st. You can now expect to get a paper straw with your Starbucks iced coffee ...

B.C.'s party leaders clashed in their first televised debate on Tuesday, which was touted as an attempt to appeal to ...