Light as a feather and seemingly ubiquitous, plastic drinking straws tip the scales as environmental villains—clogging ...

In order to keep disposable plastic straws from ending up in the ocean and harming sea animals, companies like Disney, Starbucks and Whole Foods have all vowed not to carry the item, most of which can ...

Last week, my wife, Sally, and I dropped the kids at a friend's house and headed to Shelter Island for a night at the Pridwin Hotel and Cottages. (I recommend it.) We had cocktails before dinner at ...

Explore the Drinking Straw market's sustainable growth, driven by eco-friendly alternatives and rising consumer awareness. Market dynamics, trends, and key players discussed. Drinking Straw Market ...

Of all the tech innovations coming out of McDonald's, we never would have expected the humble drinking straw needed a redesign. But that's exactly what a team of robotic and aerospace engineers did as ...

Rix A. Dieffenbach, retired president of a company that manufactured drinking straws, died Saturday of a stroke at his home in Spring Hill, Fla. The former Ruxton resident was 85. Along with his ...

Be careful while using straws!! I ordered a Club Sandwich and a Sprite in a restaurant somewhere. When I finished half of the sandwich I sipped a sprite... But it didn't taste like an ordinary sprite ...

From “National Measure Your Feet Day” to “Gorilla Suit Day,” the calendar is full of over-the-top days of celebration driven by marketing teams looking for creative opportunities to draw attention to ...

BOURNEMOUTH, England – A retired jockey died when she fell onto an eco-friendly metal drinking straw which impaled her eye, an inquest heard. Elena Struthers-Gardner, 60, who was known as "Lena," ...