Hamburger servers and taco stand workers could be required to ask, “Do you want a straw with your drink?” if the latest proposal to reduce Encinitas’ consumption of single-use plastic items wins ...

The Portland City Council officially voted Wednesday to curtail the use of disposable straws and utensils, making them available only upon request. This is the latest effort to reduce plastic waste in ...

Environmental groups have targeted disposable drinking straws — that are not recyclable or compostable — for extinction. The ultimate goal: Prevent non-degradable plastic straws from polluting our ...

Although disposable plastic straws are being phased out, their "greener" replacements have a few shortcomings of their own. Well, scientists have now developed bioplastic straws that don't get soggy, ...

It’s the last straw. Restaurants, cafes and bars across the city are ditching plastic straws in a bid to be more environmentally friendly. Eco-activists, including actor Adrian Grenier, have been ...

While the bill targets paper straws, it would not ban them outright or require businesses to switch to plastic. It would ...