And over the years the campaign has gained traction. Starbucks says by 2020 it will eliminate plastic straws, pivoting to biodegradable straws and a newly designed lid. McDonald's UK, American ...

As the study noted, the presence of these chemicals shows that these products are "not necessarily biodegradable and that the use of such straws potentially contributes to human and environmental ...

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 ...

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 will replace paper straws with biodegradable plastic straws starting this year, following customer complaints. According to Starbucks Coffee Japan on Jan. 8, the new eco ...

Take for example, plastic straws. Plastic straws have become a hot topic because they are not recyclable and harm wildlife. However, now there are plant-based biodegradable alternatives. This past ...

AccorHotels, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, and Walt Disney Company are working toward eliminating non-biodegradable plastic straws. Savvy travelers tend to be on board with sustainability and ...

A four-year ban on plastic straws in businesses in Stuart is under reconsideration. The existing ordinance restricts the use of plastic straws for commercial purposes within the city, prompting ...

Researchers have developed eco-friendly paper straws that are 100 per cent biodegradable, perform better than conventional paper straws, and can be easily mass-produced.The paper straws that are ...

Biodegradable plastics have been around since ... Denmark passed the first bag tax in 1993. 2. Skip straws. Unless you have medical needs, and even then you could use paper ones.

Corn Next believes it has cracked the corn code for more sustainable packaging and aims to scale up. Later this year, it will move to Illinois, closer to where its corn supplier is based.