The main argument for using paper straws instead of plastic ones is that paper is biodegradable. This means that it can naturally be broken down and won’t end up floating in our oceans or being ...

Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd. will replace paper straws with plant-derived biomass alternatives at its outlets from January, aiming to halve waste and emissions by 2030. The major coffee chain operator ...

Panasonic Holdings has developed a plastic material that is degradable in seawater and is strong enough to be used ...

After a shocking video of a sea turtle with a straw stuck in its nose went viral in 2015, a move to ban plastic straws ...

Marriott says that customers who request a straw will be given a biodegradable or paper alternative. In February 2018, London City Airport announced that it had removed plastic straws from all its ...

Paper can be renewable and pasta straws are biodegradable even if you just throw them away.” So while it might be tempting to look at advanced technologies for a solution, the true core of going ...

Biodegradable plastic straws to be introduced by Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd. are seen in this provided photo. TOKYO -- Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd. will replace its paper straws with biodegradable ...

Disney, Starbucks and the state of California have all decided to say “no thanks” to plastic straws. It’s Earth-friendly to ...

The move to paper straws will be completed next year ... Pizza Express said it would replace all plastic straws with biodegradable ones by summer 2018. And more than 60 independent British ...

Morelia, Michoacán-based Biofase has come up with biodegradable cutlery and straws that are made out from avocado seeds/pits. The reason that this is so significant is that avocado seeds ...

In the UK, the company has decided to adopt biodegradable paper straws. The announcement comes amid calls from environmental activists urging McDonald's and other food conglomerates to ditch ...