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 ...

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.

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

From seaweed to sugarcane, companies race to find the next great plastic replacement Small businesses are scrambling to meet the demand from consumers who want an alternative to plastic straws.

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

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

When they needed her most, presidential candidate Kamala Harris wanted to ban plastic straws. Now that the mania about banning plastic straws has subsided, she says they can remain a legal product.

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

Centralized sourcing options have proven beneficial for us by significantly reducing our non-biodegradable packaging waste ...

Plastics drew the short straw in Jersey City. The city council unanimously approved an amended ordinance removing plastic straws and stirrers from restaurants’ self-service stand, requiring ...

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