Making pollutants great again: Trump says he’s bringing back plastic straws in new executive order - The Biden administration ...

The world is in a "plastics crisis" amid concerns plastic production has risen more than 200 times since 1950 and will triple again by 2060, a report has warned. The report, published in the Lancet ...

WASHINGTON — Cities and nations are looking at banning plastic straws and stirrers in hopes of addressing the world's plastic pollution problem. The problem is so large, though, that scientists say ...

"I thought there could be a better biodegradable option for drinking straws," said an inventor, from Irvine, Calif., "so I ...

Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the ...

President Trump's National Strategy to End The Use of Paper Straws claims PFAS pose a health risk, but paper manufacturers say they don't intentionally include the substances in their products.

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. This includes misguided bans on single-use plastics such as straws and bags.

More than 400 million metric tons of plastic is produced annually, and only a small fraction is recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, or leaks into the natural environment, which is impacting ...

Just like the McRib, straws might be a thing of the past at McDonald's. The chain has begun testing strawless lids in some US cities as part of a multi-year effort to make its packaging more ...