We use an estimated 8.5 billion plastic straws every year in the UK. Now, the government is bringing in new rules to restrict their availability from April 2020. Plastic drinks stirrers will be ...

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 ...

Fearless green crusader and fast food behemoth McDonald’s is keeping up the good fight against the environmental menace of … plastic straws. Yes, the chain is moving nationally to a ...

So, the center is working to spread the use of plastic-free drinking straws that honor the original meaning of the word. The center is organized by 26 groups, including the city government of Ina ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Australia's largest fast food joint is making straws an optional extra. Signs are going up in McDonald's across the country, advising customers that if they want a straw, they'll have to ask. The move ...