What happens when fast food chains switch to paper straws? This sketch hilariously depicts a CEO introducing eco-friendly but ...

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 ...

McDonald's new paper straws - described as "eco-friendly" by the US fast food giant - cannot be recycled. Last year, it axed plastic straws, even though they were recyclable, in all its UK ...

Paper straws are unwrapping at restaurants all over South Florida. Environmentalists say plastic winds up in the ocean, harming marine life, including sea turtles. Loggerhead Marinelife Center in ...

A government-commissioned report saying that the health risk of paper straws is worse than plastic ones is creating confusion ...

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 ...

When the stem no longer droops, you can simply throw the straw away. Please note that either plastic or paper straws will work here, but paper ones may disintegrate over time as you water your plant.

McDonald's new paper straws are fully recyclable, its makers have said. It follows the fast-food giant saying the thickness of the straws made it difficult for them to be processed and they should ...

We’d all like to do something to help, but electric cars and solar panels are expensive, and those paper straws aren’t very convenient either. Fortunately though, it’s possible to live more ...

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly “expected” to attempt to block a potential US ban of TikTok ahead of a looming ...