If, like me, you’ve been trying to be more environmentally conscious, you know that cutting back on single-use plastics (or not using them at all) is a good place to start. Maybe that means bringing ...

Plastic straws have become a point of contention. Many cities and states have banned them because they end up in landfills, city streets (and sometimes even in sea turtles’ nostrils). But the bans ...

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Two jars of coffee with metal straws. - Yulia Lisitsa/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Straws have become a complicated topic in recent years. The European Union ...

Plastic straws are everywhere, but they’re terrible for the environment. They’re not bio-degradable and aren’t reused, so they just pile up in landfills and often end up in nature. The good news is ...

Carnival cruise guests don't like the edible straws, but what alternatives are available and can guests bring their own?

I was very sorry to hear about the British woman who died after impaling herself on a reusable metal drinking straw — and not just because it sounds like a terrible way to die. This single strange and ...