The paper straws that are currently available are not entirely made of paper alone. Straws made with 100% paper become too soggy when they come in contact with liquids and cannot function as straws.

There's a new wrinkle in the old debate about banning plastic straws. In early November, the city government in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., on the Gulf of Mexico, repealed its 2017 law banning plastic ...

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PORT ORANGE, Fla. — The Port Orange-based inventors of the SubSafe recently launched a new product called VyroSafe, a 100 percent biodegradable paper straw. Creators of SunSafe launch biodegradable ...

At Dunkin’, one of the chain’s top priorities is to drive positive change for customers, communities, and the environment. In recent months, guests have witnessed the brand hit several key ...

Even Earth-loving beverage sippers weren’t thrilled with the soggy paper straw solution to plastic. Now, a company that’s helping major sports venues think greener with their concessions will bring a ...

Plastic drinking straws that get into marine ecosystems make beaches unsightly and pose problems for turtles and seabirds. So, people increasingly favor alternatives marketed as biodegradable or ...

As humans, we always desire that which we can no longer have. Take, for example, the ubiquitous plastic shopping bag that was once offered at supermarkets and retail stores nationwide. These bags were ...

The plastic straw is one of the casualties in the war on plastics that has even some ardent plastiphobes rethinking their all-or-nothing dogma. If you’ve ever tried to use a paper straw to enjoy your ...

Eco-friendly paper straws that do not easily become soggy and are 100% biodegradable in the ocean and soil have been developed. The straws are easy to mass-produce and thus are expected to be ...