Fast food chains are switching to paper straws, but are they really helping? This hilarious sketch explores the soggy, papery ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Florida museum is seeking to gather science enthusiasts of all ages to set the Guinness World Record for the most people ...

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.

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

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 ...

Many butter cookie recipes can be piped onto parchment paper with a strong piping bag and tip; For cheese straws, the dough ...