That's a plastic straw being pulled out of a sea ... These new lids are made from polypropylene, which, according to Starbucks, can be widely recycled. But there's one major problem.

5. Hard plastic Reusable straws made from rigid plastic are portable, easy to clean, and reasonably durable. Think of your typical reusable plastic water bottle shrunken to straw size. 6.

adding the type of plastic they are usually made from — polypropylene — mostly can't be recycled. "Every straw we've ever ...

First, the chain plans to launch recyclable straw-less lids and straws made from non-plastic materials. The company will roll out the initatives in two phases, starting in Seattle and Vancouver ...

The only "green" our economy cares about is the dollar, and one day, we are going to wish we cared about the green on the ...

Laughton spends a few nights every week hitting back at critics on social media who advocate for plastic, informing haters that the flimsy paper straws are likely made in other countries ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution ... the nonprofit said. Most plastic is made from fossil fuels. Negotiators at the United Nations climate talks known ...