FALMOUTH - Plastic straws are easy, convenient, and part of our takeaway culture. There have been paper substitutes out there, but they turn to mush and don't do the job. Researchers in Massachusetts ...

The backlash against plastic straws has left consumers searching for alternatives (Credit: Getty Images) The backlash against single-use plastics has seen a growing market for paper, metal, glass and ...

Trump signed an Executive Order to end the use of paper straws. Here’s what to know about the history of plastic straws.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to end the federal procurement of paper straws. The order, which claims that paper straws are “nonfunctional” and says it wants to end the ...

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade. On Monday, President ...