Metal and glass straws could be dangerous for kids and less able-bodied people. They can also be hard to clean. Again, "biodegradable plastic" products have been accused of greenwashing and have been ...

Plastic straws cost under two cents per unit, according to Clean Water Action, a group working to elect environmental candidates. But biodegradable straws made by Good Start Packaging cost just ...

The biodegradable product has long irked the president; during his first term, he railed against them on the campaign trail and sold Trump-branded plastic straws that cashed in nearly half a ...

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development estimates that around 380 MT of plastic waste is produced globally ...

Straws have emerged as one of the leading contributors to the plastic pollution crisis, frequently appearing on beaches ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 10 to stop the federal government from purchasing paper straws and to create a National Strategy to End the Use of Paper Straws. The order ...

Felton said paper straws can naturally break down over time, but the same cannot be said for plastic products. “That’s what biodegradable means that we can break down items, food items or ...

Plastic is made from fossil fuels, and so contributes to global warming; plastic production is forecast to triple by 2050 and ...

Bamboo straws are natural, reusable, and biodegradable drinking straws made from sustainable bamboo plants. Unlike plastic ...

Although there is some merit in the argument the White House presents that paper straws simply ... is like other plastics made from chemicals found in fossil fuels. Biodegradable plastics ...

Unfortunately, the term “biodegradable” does not necessarily ... the environment target the low-hanging fruit such as plastic straws and plastic bags, rather than packaging as a whole.