This week, readers write about the pros and cons of paper straws, how to get students moving and creating a more humane and ...

However, a government ban on the substitute is altogether new. It's true paper straws can disintegrate and become soggy before we finish a drink. Problems with finding viable substitutes to single ...

The fact that it is transparent, biodegradable in a natural environment, and plastic-like is already fantastic, but there is ...

Chung explained to Young Post that while paper straws, unlike plastic ones, will naturally decompose, or break down, into smaller pieces, there is still a chance that small animals could swallow ...

The only "green" our economy cares about is the dollar, and one day, we are going to wish we cared about the green on the ...

Also, the coating material is made of paper and biodegradable plastic and therefore will decompose and degrade completely, they said. "Turning a plastic straw we often use into a paper straw will ...

McDonald's will start testing plastic straw alternatives at select US locations this year. In the UK, the company has decided to adopt biodegradable paper straws. The announcement comes amid calls ...