“Plastic is not part of our diet for a reason,” Leffel said. “No straws [would] be a better solution, because reducing waste ...

Widespread confusion about the recycling requirements means that many sustainably minded people toss items in the ...

but flimsier items like plastic bags, straws and packaging typically are not. Advertisement Article continues below this ad ...

recycling and reuse. The environment is littered with single-use plastic food and beverage containers — water bottles, takeout containers, coffee lids, straws and shopping bags. Every year ...

But recycling is difficult ... Trump rejected paper straws, saying they "don't work" as well as plastic straws. The poor consumer experience of drinking through a soggy straw is one thing ...

The current administration continues to senselessly undermine efforts to reduce single-use plastics. But plastic never was ...

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa Prefecture--For third-grader Yuki Harasawa, a video on YouTube about plastic waste was the last straw. She decided there and then to stop using plastic straws provided during ...

Paper straws in the US served as a daily reminder of the need for eco-friendly behaviour, but Trump has made plastic great again and turned a hard-won environmental gain into a loss. This will ...