AccorHotels, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, and Walt Disney Company are working toward eliminating non-biodegradable plastic straws. Savvy travelers tend to be on board with sustainability and ...

And over the years the campaign has gained traction. Starbucks says by 2020 it will eliminate plastic straws, pivoting to biodegradable straws and a newly designed lid. McDonald's UK, American ...

The main argument for using paper straws instead of plastic ones is that paper is biodegradable. This means that it can naturally be broken down and won’t end up floating in our oceans or being ...

Plastic straws, plastic bags ... Believe it or not, the humble teabag often contains a non-biodegradable plastic called polypropylene, which releases billions of microplastic particles every ...

Take for example, plastic straws. Plastic straws have become ... our packaging and to-go containers, reducing the non- recyclable materials,” added Bowser. “We introduced corn-based packaging and ...

Researchers have developed eco-friendly paper straws that are 100 per cent biodegradable, perform better than conventional paper straws, and can be easily mass-produced. The paper straws that are ...