In order to keep disposable plastic straws from ending up in the ocean and harming sea animals, companies like Disney, Starbucks and Whole Foods have all vowed not to carry the item, most of which can ...

"This is the summer of the plastic straw ban," The Wall Street Journal stated in a recent article outlining this season's extra push to ban said single-use drinking tubes. And they're not wrong.

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We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. It’s hard to believe the humble drinking straw has become Public Enemy No. 1, but here we are. As it turns ...

If, like me, you’ve been trying to be more environmentally conscious, you know that cutting back on single-use plastics (or not using them at all) is a good place to start. Maybe that means bringing ...

I feel like the planet is drowning in plastic. It’s become a crisis, and nature is paying for it. And, wow, do I feel guilty. Full disclosure: I love plastic straws. I’ve tried to detox by using paper ...

I'd like to think that I was always pretty green — I reuse plastic bags from the grocery store as garbage bags, I donate clothes instead of throwing them out, and I sort my recyclables accordingly.

Right now, Americans use about 500 million plastic straws a day, most of which end up in the ocean. In an effort to cut that number down, two months ago, the New York City Council introduced ...