After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, the 75-year-old plunked his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” straw that he manufactures in Woodstock, Illinois, and sells to more ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Here's more about the larger fight over ...

In response, governments and businesses enacted bans or phased them out, pushing for biodegradable alternatives. The shift gained momentum after a 2015 video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw ...

In this instance, your mouth is overwhelmed by the cold temperature of the shake, slowing down the process of VOCs getting ...

In 2015, video of a marine biologist pulling a plastic straw out of a turtle’s nose sparked outrage worldwide and countries and cities started banning them, starting with the Pacific Island ...

The shift gained momentum after a 2015 video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw lodged in its nose went viral, prompting global outcry. Trump complained recently to reporters in the Oval Office ...