Corn Next corn straws are a non-toxic, affordable alternative to plastic and paper straws. Made from cornstarch, water, and ...

Get in touch with Chloe Mayer by emailing [email protected] With Donald Trump announcing plans to bring back plastic straws because he doesn't like paper ones, attention has turned to the ...

A decade ago, a video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nostril went viral, spurring a wave of activism aimed at curtailing plastic pollution. The disposable plastic straw became ...

From seaweed to sugarcane, companies race to find the next great plastic replacement Small businesses are scrambling to meet the demand from consumers who want an alternative to plastic straws.

During his 2020 presidential campaign, Mr. Trump’s team devised a clever scheme to tap into the public’s shared negative sentiment over the ban, selling Trump branded nine-inch long plastic straws.

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. In 2015, video of a marine biologist pulling a plastic straw out of a turtle's nose sparked outrage worldwide ...