Read more: Every McDonald's Burger, Ranked Worst To Best Sustainability may be one possible reason for the switch -- but that doesn't seem likely, as the new straws are also made from plastic.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: You've probably seen this video. That's a plastic straw being pulled out of a sea turtle's nose. The video went viral in 2015 sparking a public ...

Two of the largest food conglomerates are moving toward ditching single-use plastic straws. On Monday, Starbucks announced that it will eliminate plastic straws globally by 2020. McDonald's said ...

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 ...

A team of biomaterial engineers, environmental resource specialists and industrial design researchers affiliated with a host ...

Paper straws are out at the Department of Justice. Also banned: Dijon mustard, flimsy paper napkins, and the word ...

Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. In 2015, video of a marine biologist pulling a plastic straw out of a turtle's nose sparked outrage worldwide ...

KFC to ditch plastic straws and drink lids for dine-in customers ... harmful methane gas into the atmosphere but also make the piles of rubbish on the landfill unstable, causing large or heavy ...

From seaweed to sugarcane, companies race to find the next great plastic replacement Small businesses are scrambling to meet the demand from consumers who want an alternative to plastic straws.