Bendable straws When bendable straws were first made in the 1940s, they were a boon in health-care settings to help patients drink without sitting up. Plastic bendable straws have become the safe ...

One of the world's leading makers of single-use plastic drinking straws has told Radio 5 Live that the development of more environmentally friendly alternatives is "stuck". John Sidanta ...

Pubs are calling time on "wasteful" plastic drinking straws, which campaigners say are used only once yet take centuries to decompose. So is it time to refuse the straw and get used to sipping our ...

Disney, Starbucks and the state of California have all decided to say “no thanks” to plastic straws. It’s Earth-friendly to ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Anna Perling We’re planning to do a new round of testing of reusable ...

Today, on January 3rd we celebrate the Paper drinking straw day. Can you imagine drinking your favorite beverage or soft ...

Marriott hotels to eliminate plastic straws by 2019 Marriott International plans to remove plastic straws and drink stirrers from all of its 6,500 hotels and resorts worldwide by next year.

Americans toss 500 million plastic straws in the trash. That's enough to fill 125 school buses, or circle the Earth 2.5 times!