Paper drinking straws — those sometimes-soggy but mostly plant-based utensils — may be more likely to contain “forever chemicals” than straws made of other materials, according to recent research. The ...

“Eco-friendly” paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals, a new study has concluded. In the first analysis of its kind in Europe, and only the second in the world, ...

Today, a straw made of precious metal like silver or gold might seem like an extravagance. But really, if you sipped out of one, you’d be paying homage to our oldest known straws. Recently, scientists ...

Non-soggy biodegradable drinking straws made from wood waste By Ben Coxworth March 06, 2023 Conventional plastic straws (pictured) may seem insignificant, but they actually make up a major source of ...

In February, while Sabrina Greenberg lunched with her husband, Jared, in Miami Beach, she wasn’t just surprised that her smoothie’s beige straw didn’t get soggy as she sipped away — Greenberg tasted ...

Eco enthusiasts who've already eschewed straws may wonder what the point is in developing new ones. But for anyone unable or unwilling to abide by a soggy paper straw, a strong yet fully biodegradable ...

In an Indiana warehouse area on Lafayette's north end, little plastic chips are fed into a machine to be colored red and spun into the shape of a drinking straw. As the long, continuous straw makes ...