Fast food chains are saving the planet… by giving you the worst drinking experience possible. In this hilarious sketch, a CEO ...

Word on the street is that McDonald’s new straws don’t hit like they used to. This is troubling news considering how good the ...

Perhaps most surprisingly, PFAS was detected most frequently in those made of plant-based materials, such as paper and bamboo straws. The reason for the plant-based straws to have any chemical ...

The Stuart City Commission voted in favor of lifting a four-year-old ban on plastic straws during a meeting Monday night.

2. Paper Paper drinking straws, which date from the late 1800s, often absorb liquid over time, become mushy, and can leave a taste or fibers in drinks. They’re the most popular throwaway option ...

Researchers found no measurable amount of PFAS in five plastic straws while they found PFAS in the other straws, which were ...

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 ...

TRENTON, NJ - A recent investigation into the environmental and health impacts of drinking straws has turned the conversation ...

“I think we should,” she said during a CNN town hall back in 2019, conceding that she felt paper straws needed to improve. “We do need to ban the plastic.” Numerous studies have warned ...

The paper straws that are currently available are not entirely made of paper. Straws made with 100 per cent paper become too soggy when they come in contact with liquids and cannot function as straws.

Glass and bamboo straws aren't all that safe, either. If you're concerned about your exposure to forever chemicals, you may want to ditch your paper straw. In 2023, researchers from the University ...

Since Jan. 1, 2021, alternative straws, such as paper and bamboo, have been on the menu in Stuart restaurants, but not plastic. Recent research, however, says some straws made of alternative ...