It’s the last straw. Restaurants, cafes and bars across the city are ditching plastic straws in a bid to be more environmentally friendly. Eco-activists, including actor Adrian Grenier, have been ...

Between the ages of 5 and 65 — a roughly 22,000-day period — the average American will use 38,000 disposable straws. At least, that’s what the office of Gov. John Hickenlooper decreed in 2013 when he ...

UrthPact – the leader in compostable foodservice ware manufacturing, announces the addition of a black straw to its disposable straw product line. Made from plants, PHA is produced through natural ...

Although she hates plastic, 71-year-old Jacqueline Williams drinks from plastic disposable straws every day. She doesn’t have much of a choice. “I can’t swallow fast enough, my neck was broken,” said ...

The Portland City Council officially voted Wednesday to curtail the use of disposable straws and utensils, making them available only upon request. This is the latest effort to reduce plastic waste in ...

Starting today, if you want a plastic straw or disposable fork with your food or drink order in Portland, you’ll have to ask for it or go without. The city’s policy to limit the use of plastic straws ...