Plastic straws are widely used in the food and beverage industry. However, if you're a cocktail drinker, there may be an ...

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 ...

A bill introduced in Florida takes aim at paper drinking straws and stirrers at food businesses and restaurants.

I used to work with a woman that was weird. She had an unnatural fear of balloons and always brought her own straws to work. Apparently, she didn't trust the balloons to not pop on her randomly and ...

The bill would preempt local governments from enacting single-use plastic bans without adding environmental requirements for alternatives.