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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The triticale plants from this field alone are enough to make 24,000 drinking straws. The straw products are packed in sets of three in bags made of biodegradable plastic, which easily decompose.

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.