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 plastic.

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

But it’s not all great news. Leatherback turtles are still critically endangered. It seems this is because leatherbacks are ...

but one of animal suffering. In 2015, the video of a plastic straw being painfully removed from a turtle's bleeding nostril went viral, spurring a movement to reduce plastic waste. Since then, plastic ...

Beginning next month, all McDonald’s in the U.K. will ban the use of plastic straws in order to be eco ... Over 1 million shore birds and 100,000 marine animals die ingesting plastic each ...

As United States (US) president Donald Trump slammed paper straws (an alternative to plastic), the debate between ... $2.2 million (around US$283,000) for animal welfare. The article beautifully ...