Light as a feather and seemingly ubiquitous, plastic drinking straws tip the scales as environmental villains—clogging landfills, choking marine life and lasting for years. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

A year-old company called EQUO is out with its first line of products: Drinking straws made from grass, rice, coconut, sugarcane and coffee. And you can smell the ingredients and eat the rice straws: ...

We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. It’s hard to believe the humble drinking straw has become Public Enemy No. 1, but here we are. As it turns ...

Since Seattle’s plastic straw ban has taken effect, an array of biodegradable straws has hit restaurants, bars and cafés — some decent and some that dissolve almost the instant they come in contact ...