While the straws were manufactured years ago, it's a reminder that wasteful business practices can still impact the ...

SINGLE-USE plastic straws are still being utilised in Penang despite a ban imposed four years ago. Read full story ...

They’re the most popular throwaway option in places with plastic-straw bans. 3. Silicone This material provides a popular soft alternative to metal reusable straws. One company has developed a ...

We use an estimated 8.5 billion plastic straws every year in the UK. Now, the government is bringing in new rules to restrict their availability from April 2020. Plastic drinks stirrers will be ...

It’s safe to say that the global campaign against the use of plastic straws reached fever pitch this year, with many companies and people choosing to ditch plastic straws in favour of paper ones.

Starbucks will eliminate plastic straws from its stores worldwide by 2020 to reduce environmental plastic pollution, the company says. The coffee retailer will phase out single-use straws from its ...

If elected, the BC Conservative Party has announced that it would bring back plastic straws as well as plastic utensils.

B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad waded into the housing tax debate, but not before saying he agreed with Lululemon ...

B.C.'s party leaders clashed in their first televised debate on Tuesday, which was touted as an attempt to appeal to ...

A ban on plastics implemented by the Liberal government has affected Canadians, from the discontinuation of single-use ...

Starbucks paper coffee cups are recyclable and are processed by recycling facilities to be made into cardboard and paperboard ...

Rob Shaw has spent more than 16 years covering B.C. politics, now reporting for CHEK News and writing for Glacier Media. He ...