Danimer Scientific Inc., a maker of bioplastic straws, cutlery, and food containers that’s touted its work with Bacardi and Starbucks, filed for bankruptcy with plans to market its assets for sale and ...

Kratzer said the machine, which churns out millions of K-cups a year, is the only one in the world making instant coffee pods ...

When US President Donald Trump vowed to end the "ridiculous situation" of paper straws with an executive order recently, he noted that he had used "them many times, and on occasion, they break, they ...

The Safety Straw is a straw that is designed to protect against “date rape” drugs by detecting them in beverages.

While estimates suggest plastic straws make up less than 1% of the weight of ocean plastic waste, their lightness and size mean they are quicker to fragment and harder to collect than bigger plastic ...

Individuals can vote with their dollars and make an impact. We all have choices, and those choices matter. “We can find alternatives that work, like Repurpose,” Gropper said. “We can actually just not ...

plastic shopping bags (certified and non-certified compostable plastic shopping bags, and biodegradable shopping bags ... a customer’s clean reusable drink cup for beverage orders made in-store.

For example, one harmful chemical used to make plastics is often replaced with others that are as bad or worse. Paper straws, like paper cups ... Some are labelled "compostable" or "biodegradable".

He found that he could also offer biodegradable straws. Made from plant starch with the same feel of a regular plastic straw, Partridge said he found he could offer those at about $23 for a box of ...