FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call ...

South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are grasping at biodegradable straws in an effort to restore what some call the rainforest of the sea.

Danimer Scientific says it's developing straws made from biodegradable materials. It's made with "plastic polyhydroxy alkanoate" otherwise known as PHA. The plastic resin in the material is made with ...

There's a new wrinkle in the old debate about banning plastic straws. In early November, the city government in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., on the Gulf of Mexico, repealed its 2017 law banning plastic ...

As consumers turn to alternatives to single-use plastic, drinking straws made of plant-based materials like paper are coming into wider use, and many are marketed as biodegradable or even compostable.

NEW YORK (CBS/CBS Newspath/WKRC) - Cities in several parts of the nation have placed bans or restrictions on plastic utensils and straws. Now some businesses are offering a plastic alternative, ...

Kolkata eateries are catching up with the next eco-friendly trend: edible straws, cups, bowls, plates and spoons. In an innovative pushback against paper, plastic waste, eco-companies are starting to ...