The new straws are offered in a variety of lengths from 5.5 to 10.25 inches. Eco-Products unveiled a new line of compostable straws. Made from polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a plant-based plastic derived ...

After using a new straw, you can compost it in your backyard, or even eat it. The straw, made with seaweed, looks and acts like plastic while someone is drinking, but if it ends up in the ocean, it ...

The upcycled straws are strong and durable, so they won’t crack mid-sip. Repurpose Compostable Straws are strong and durable, so they won’t crack mid-sip. The upcycled straws are also BPA-free, ...

Almost a year after they first announced plans to reduce their ecological footprint by eliminating plastic straws, Shake Shack has unveiled their next steps. On Earth Day, the company shared a first ...

HONOLULU & LEOMINSTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--There’s a new drinking straw coming to Hawaii and it’s not another one of those mushy paper ones. It’ll feel and function exactly like the conventional ...

As of Sunday, drinks in Seattle will come strawless — unless you request one, in which case you’ll find a compostable straw in your glass. The city’s 5,000 restaurants cannot provide customers plastic ...

Florida lawmakers introduce a 2026 bill to limit local paper straw mandates, highlighting PFAS 'forever chemicals' linked to ...

Organic Waste Systems (OWS), based in Belgium, conducted a home compostable study, concluding that the phade straw completely deteriorates in nine weeks. It's pictured here at the start of the study ...

The plastic straw banning trend throughout the U.S. has been good news for Lauren Gropper, CEO and co-founder of Repurpose, Inc. “It was fortuitous timing,” says Gropper. “We’re often ahead of the ...