Starbucks Korea has reintroduced plastic straws made from plant-based materials at select stores, seven years after phasing ...

Meanwhile, bamboo straws — another highly touted green alternative — clocked in second with 80%, followed by 75% of plastic straws, 40% of glass straws, and none in steel straws. 4.

After using a new straw, you can compost it in your backyard, or even eat it. The straw, made with seaweed, looks and acts like plastic while someone is drinking, but if it ends up in the ocean ...

A breakthrough by British scientists has marked the invention of environmentally friendly plastic made from straw that could soon be used in disposable bottles and other packaging.

Massachusetts researchers identifying plastic straws that break down faster in nature 03:58. FALMOUTH - Plastic straws are easy, convenient, and part of our takeaway culture.

Businesses and the public should continue making responsible choices that benefit human health long term and stick with paper straws, EarthDay.org’s Aidan Charron writes in a guest column.