Environmental groups have praised the move but say the government needs to take far more decisive action. The news comes as more and more restaurants and shops are banning plastic straws.

a move to ban plastic straws surfaced among many food-related companies, both in Japan and abroad. But how significant are such bans in terms of countermeasures against environmental pollution and ...

Yes, the chain is moving nationally to a “sustainable” drinking straw — but diners aren’t happy with these morality tubes.

Paper straws are touted as more environmentally friendly than plastic ones. However, this may not be the case. In a recent ...

Reality Check: Do we use 8.5 billion straws a year in the UK? Plastic straw and cotton bud ban proposed Environment Secretary Michael Gove called it a "significant contribution" to helping the ...

Fox also advises against reusing any single-use plastic item with moving parts, like a flex joint or a bottle cap. There is ...

While plastic has many valuable uses, we have become addicted to single-use plastic products — with severe environmental, social, economic and health consequences. Around the world, one million ...

University students are getting a Centrelink boost, Airbnb hosts are getting hit with a new tax and plastic straws and spoons ...