We use an estimated 8.5 billion plastic straws every year in the UK. Now, the government is bringing in new rules to restrict their availability from April 2020. Plastic drinks stirrers will be ...

This major move follows the movement of eliminating or reducing single-use plastics, like straws ... under 30 different brands. California has set the standard for reducing plastic waste with ...

INA, Nagano Prefecture--Too much plastic in the ocean ... and processed into drinking straws. The straws measure 3 to 4 millimeters in diameter and come in two lengths of 18 cm and 20 cm.