It looks like the move can’t come soon enough, as statistics show the UK was getting through almost five billion straws every year – which is not good news for the environment. A public consultation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As plastic straws continue to be banned and eliminated from restaurants and coffee shops, the search for a better and more ...

Drinking straws are single use plastic products which will be subjected to a Europe-wide sales ban from 2021 onwards. This is stated in EU Directive 2019/904 from 5 June 2019. Consequently, ...

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I've always loved a good straw, and for most of my life, that has meant loving plastic straws. Cheap, easy and always available, they never let me down. But straws have become a flash point in the ...

Sometimes one small thing can make a big impact. That’s what the mother-daughter team Cyndi and Chanelle Sladics were hoping when they launched their Costa Mesa company Simply Straws. “I was a dental ...

Although we try to be mindful of sustainability when it comes to food — from the products we purchase to the vessels they are stored in — certain things are harder to regulate than others, especially ...