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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Banning plastic straws is just a distraction from the more pressing issue of waste. Last July, Seattle became the first US city to ban plastic straws. Since then, the #stopsucking cause has taken ...

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

FUKUI--Drinking straws that are touted as being true to the original meaning of the word are becoming popular here amid the eco-friendly trend for using less plastic. “These ones are so shiny ...