Injecting personality into a room through individual design items like (though far from limited to) quirky mirrors, lights, and rugs is a statement decor trend that will be booming for the foreseeable ...

“Eco-friendly” paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals, a new study has concluded. In the first analysis of its kind in Europe, and only the second in the world, ...

Paper or plastic? President Trump has joined the debate on straws. President Donald Trump will try to put an end to what he calls a "ridiculous push" for paper straws. "I will be signing an Executive ...

A bill introduced in Florida takes aim at paper drinking straws and stirrers at food businesses and restaurants.

The bill would preempt local governments from enacting single-use plastic bans without adding environmental requirements for ...

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