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 ...

Vector Realistic 3d Detailed Color Drinking Straws Set for Juice and Cocktail. Vector illustration of Plastic Flexible Straw for Beverage flexible straw stock illustrations Realistic 3d Detailed Color ...

Food packaging giant Tetra Pak has said plastic straws serve a "vital" function in cartons and should not be banned. Plastic straws can be recycled together with used cartons if they are pushed ...

McDonald's will replace plastic straws with paper ones in all its UK and Ireland restaurants, starting from September. It is the latest company to opt out of some single-use plastic products which ...

KFC will stop handing out plastic straws and lids at all of its stores in Hong Kong and Macau for dine-in customers starting from Thursday, becoming one of the first major fast-food chains in the ...

There are some exceptions for single-use plastic flexible straws to accommodate people with disabilities and those needing them for medical purposes. The public can provide written comment on the ...

SEVERAL businesses, mostly milk tea shops, in Lapu-Lapu City still use plastic straws despite the total ban on their use that started in 2019, according to its environmental official. The use of ...

In addition, soft drinks are to be sold without the paper drinking straw introduced four years ago, and the fast-food giant also wants to replace plastic cups for Iced Coffee Shakes with paper. The ...

INA, Nagano Prefecture--Too much plastic in the ocean was the last straw for the city agriculture promotion center here. So, the center is working to spread the use of plastic-free drinking ...

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 ...

University students, Airbnb holiday home owners and even those who drink juice through a plastic straw are set to be affected by January 1 changes. More than a million Australians are getting a ...