Look for plastic crimping and remove that material ... For the thumb, simply hold a straw up to your own hand. Punch a hole for the two knuckle joints shown in the picture. Cut a V shape similar ...

Stainless steel, on the other hand, uses a fair amount of energy as well as mining resources to make. "[Single use plastic] straws have been described as a ‘gateway plastic’, which if curbed ...

Warning letters in hand, Zach Rybarczyk patrolled the food ... Washington has become the latest city in a nationwide movement to ban plastic straws, and it’s up to Rybarczyk, an inspector ...

Plastic straws are simple, inexpensive devices that ... whether it concerns light bulbs or straws, when the heavy hand of the Nanny State isn’t involved. Government bans tend to generate ...

"The design of the straw was not the best. I'll admit to that." On the other hand, most have barely noticed the replacement ...

At home they use reusable straws, and she tries to keep some on hand when they leave the house ... But for many people with disabilities, going without plastic straws isn't a question of how ...

It's been more than a year since Rhode Island made it illegal for burger joints, snack bars, drive-thrus, coffee shops, fast casuals and other restaurants to automatically hand out plastic straws ...

Seattle became the largest U.S. city to ban plastic straws. They’re not alone. These groups are responding to public outcry demanding action against a product that, on one hand, seems very ...

When Kamala Harris was asked about whether she'd support a ban on plastic straws during a 2019 CNN town hall event, the then-senator and presidential candidate briefly made a stab at appearing ...

The debate over plastic straws is emblematic of a larger ideological ... Republicans, on the other hand, have often ...

Single-use plastic drinking straws are polluting beaches ... For some reason, I usually forget I have a straw at hand any time I’m carrying my keys. When I do remember, I live in fear that ...