And unlike their plastic counterparts (like forks, takeout containers, plastic bags, etc.), straws don't offer a purpose besides a bit of convenience. In addition, disposing of plastic waste costs ...

with a video of a turtle with a plastic fork in its nose posted only a few months later. This shows plastic straws themselves ...

Paper straws are, objectively ... their product line into accord with federal purchasing policy. Goodbye plastic forks, hello bamboo sporks. On Friday, Trump gave word that he was ready to ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: You've probably seen this video. That's a plastic straw being pulled out of a sea turtle's nose. The video went viral in 2015 sparking a public ...

Convenience stores and fast-food chains will be obliged to charge for disposable plastic spoons, straws and forks from spring 2022 under legislation passed June 4 by the Diet to cut down on such ...

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa Prefecture--For third-grader Yuki Harasawa, a video on YouTube about plastic waste was the last straw. She decided there and then to stop using plastic straws provided during lunch ...

However, the city's ban on styrofoam and plastic straws in 2020 didn't address the mountain of other disposable plastic foodware like utensils, plates and cups. Now, the environmental commission ...