As the plastic straw debate gains momentum, there is a practical matter to consider: Can plastic straws be effectively recycled? Even Steve Alexander, president of the Association of Plastic Recyclers ...

Please don't recycle plastic drinking straws. There is not a market for the type of plastic used in these straws. If you have heard about sea turtles with straws in their noses, recycling these straws ...

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McDonald's restaurants in Europe serve paper straws to customers to avoid using plastic — but those paper straws, it turns out, are not yet able to be recycled. "We have moved quickly to paper straws ...

I can't decide how to start this off. Something about hell freezing over. Too trite. But thanks to one reader. One disgusted reader. Here we are. Plastics News recently featured an item on President ...

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Switzerland-based Tetra Pak has announced its plans to develop a paper straw that is suitable for its portion-sized carton packages before the end of 2018. The company says the move is part of a ...

Plastic drinking straws are not accepted as part of the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority’s recycling program. Barbara Woike AP We have received a lot of calls and emails recently on the ...

The epiphany came when a certain coffee chain started replacing plastic straws with paper ones. Despite increasingly dire warnings about Texas-size islands of plastic in the world’s oceans, the sudden ...

Most to-go containers are recyclable, but whether or not you can toss them in your recycling bin will depend on what they're made from, what materials your local recycler accepts, and if they're ...

Happy July! Please see some answers below to our most frequently asked questions about plastic recycling. Q: I keep hearing about how China is not accepting recycling material anymore. Are all my ...