This scientific study might be the last straw. A damning study out of South Korea has revealed that paper straws might actually be worse for the planet than plastic ones, especially when their life ...

A South Korean government-commissioned life cycle assessment found paper straws scored 6.33 times higher than plastic on a ...

New research from South Korea has revealed an unexpected finding: paper straws may actually cause more environmental harm than their plastic counterparts. By analyzing the life cycle of various straw ...

Paper straws may boast a "greener" image, but a new South Korean study says they're worse on paper than old-school plastic. A ...

Acidification is the metric scientists and researchers use to measure pH changes in soil and ocean water. Because paper ...

A South Korean government study found plastic straws did less environmental harm than paper straws in most categories. Paper ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In an attempt to cut plastic waste, many drink chains and fast-food ...

"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, ...

Lara Trump made an Instagram post slamming paper straws on November 3, which coincided with the midterm elections. The midterm elections that have been favoring the Democrats ...

It could be the straw that broke the eco-worrier’s back. Paper straws might not be the “eco-friendly” drinking tube they’ve been promoted to be: Belgian researchers found that these so-called “green” ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. President Donald Trump took to social media on Friday regarding his ...

A recent government-commissioned study in South Korea has found that paper straws may be worse for the environment than ...