Period. Bar none,” Savoca says, referring to straws, water bottles, and plastic bags. Some 700 species of marine animals have been reported—so far—to have eaten or become entangled in plastic.

Maciel writes that, while flimsy paper straws may not make drinkers happy, there are many alternatives to returning to ...

but one of animal suffering. In 2015, the video of a plastic straw being painfully removed from a turtle's bleeding nostril ...

Ahmedabad: While citizens and civic authorities turn a blind eye to the plastic that is chucked out like confetti, stray animals are paying ... Trust (JCT), where vets removed 3kg of plastic ...

Documenting the garbage along New Jersey beaches helps state lawmakers make policy decisions on plastic pollution, says this ...

They’re the most popular throwaway option in places with plastic-straw bans. 3. Silicone This material provides a popular soft alternative to metal reusable straws. One company has developed a ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize ... and waterways and potentially killing marine animals that mistake them for food. The straws are not recyclable because they are ...

Chung explained to Young Post that while paper straws, unlike plastic ones, will naturally decompose, or break down, into smaller pieces, there is still a chance that small animals could swallow ...