Fast food chains are switching to paper straws, but are they really helping? This hilarious sketch explores the soggy, papery ...

McDonald's said last month that it plans to test plastic straw alternatives at select US locations this year. In the UK, the fast-food giant has already decided to adopt biodegradable paper straws ...

These straws are made of a material farmed from plants called polylactic acid, which is not actually biodegradable under ...

Major fast food chains like Starbucks and McDonald's ... use plastic straws on June 1st. You can now expect to get a paper straw with your Starbucks iced coffee there. The city has also prohibited ...

In the area of food and dining, the overarching aim is to support environmentally ... In October, they launched the paper straw campaign described above, replacing 250,000 plastic straws in the first ...