From seaweed to sugarcane, companies race to find the next great plastic replacement Small businesses are scrambling to meet the demand from consumers who want an alternative to plastic straws.

The buzz over whether Kamala Harris still backs a plastic straw ban fails to take into account the thousands of words in ...

Outdoor plastic straw rugs, specifically, are made of woven polypropylene straws so they can replicate the straw look without its limitations. They are also comfortable for your feet and easy to ...

Environmental campaigners slam soft drinks brand's campaign to bring back plastic straws as 'misleading' and 'dangerous' ...

When they needed her most, presidential candidate Kamala Harris wanted to ban plastic straws. Now that the mania about banning plastic straws has subsided, she says they can remain a legal product.

Switzerland-based juice drink maker Capri-Sun Group is looking at “alternatives” to paper straws and is mulling a potential return to plastic in its home market. Businesses operating in EU member ...

It’s safe to say that the global campaign against the use of plastic straws reached fever pitch this year, with many companies and people choosing to ditch plastic straws in favour of paper ones.

Vice President Kamala Harris has changed her mind about banning plastic straws in her latest move to appeal to voters as a centrist. When Harris ran for president in the ...

Advantages of the mineral mulches (stone, pea gravel, etc.) over the organic materials (bark, pine straw, etc.) include their ...

The humble paper straw, then – for all its environmental virtues – has had a lot to answer for since the restrictions came in on single-use plastic in October 2020. Even US presidential ...

Harris shifted positions on them,” Aug. 16). In 2020, Harris supported a ban on plastic straws. She now says if you like your plastic straws, you can keep them! I am so overwhelmed with joy.

Kamala Harris has said she no longer wants a ban on plastic straws in a policy U-turn. In 2019, the Democrat presidential nominee had told a CNN town hall meeting: “We do need to ban the plastic ...