Sometimes one small thing can make a big impact. That’s what the mother-daughter team Cyndi and Chanelle Sladics were hoping when they launched their Costa Mesa company Simply Straws. “I was a dental ...

As cities across the U.S. move to ban plastic straws, companies that make environmentally friendly alternatives suddenly have a big opportunity in front of them. Starting July 1, Seattle will prevent ...

The United States goes through some 500 million plastic straws a day, and that plastic severely impacts the environment, as they make up about 7% of the total plastic waste humans produce. It’s no ...

My daughter–an environmentalist who used to delight in blowing the wrapping paper off straws at me when I wasn’t looking–broke the news to me: Plastic straws may be on the verge of extinction. The ...