In an Indiana warehouse area on Lafayette's north end, little plastic chips are fed into a machine to be colored red and spun ...

Neve Palmeri, 20, has been working to develop SmartSip, a reusable straw that can detect date rape drugs in drinks.

McDonald's recently began rolling out new straws in the United States, which are clear for the first time in decades, replacing the iconic white straws with red and yellow stripes. Wholly ...

Straws may be considered a small thing in daily life, but they touch the world so much. Now that plastic pollution is making ...

The global issue of plastic pollution has led to a search for sustainable alternatives to disposable plastic products. One of the most problematic items is the plastic straw, which is lightweight ...

Paul Locher outlines the use of rye straw to make baskets and store dried apple slices, schnitz, at homesteads in the early ...

Made of stainless steel, aluminum, or even titanium, metal straws have become a popular alternative. They draw some criticism—for having a metallic taste, conducting heat from a hot drink, and ...