One of the world's leading makers of single-use plastic drinking straws ... last up to 18 months, but straws made from alternative materials that could last that long would cost Primaplast up ...

Starbucks will eliminate plastic ... straws? I often can't drink or eat without them," a customer tweeted. Starbucks has been quick to defend its decision on Twitter. While plastic pollution has ...

Hummingbird bills—their long, thin beaks—look a little like drinking straws. The frenetic speed ... it is remarkably flexible. "We already knew that hummingbird bills have some flexibility ...