Paper straws have become an unlikely target of culture ... Plastic straws take at least 200 years to decompose and pose a threat to turtles and other wildlife as they degrade into microplastics ...

Evidence is accumulating that microplastics found nearly everywhere are also invading our bodies. What should you do?

If you have a pile of cardboard boxes, don't toss them in the recycle bin. Instead, go for one of these creative hacks to ...

The ordinance is taking effect at a time when President Donald Trump has said he wants plastic straws to make a comeback.

A national policy shift has reignited debate over plastic straws, as President Donald Trump’s administration defends ...

YORK, ME ‒ A local ban on plastic straws, stir sticks, and utensils will take effect May 18, even as an executive order signed earlier this year by President Donald Trump takes aim at paper straws.

Another move Trump made quickly after taking office was to ban paper straws, saying they were a "pulpy, soggy mess that torments too many of our citizens." The document also pointed to PFAS as an ...

IT MAY SEEM HARMLESS TO FLUSH A WIPES DOWN THE TOILET, AFTER ALL, FLUSHABLE IS IN THE NAME, BUT MANY OF THE WIPES DON’T BREAK DOWN LIKE TOILET PAPER ... DON’T FULLY DISINTEGRATE, AND ON ...

school lunch straws would be replaced with ones that decompose naturally. Harasawa’s mission to change things started with a video from Bali in Indonesia of sisters speaking at the annual World ...