I am a proud disabled woman who was born with arthrogryposis, a physical disability that affects my arms and legs. I am also deeply committed to protecting the environment. These two priorities ― ...

I used to work with a woman that was weird. She had an unnatural fear of balloons and always brought her own straws to work. Apparently, she didn't trust the balloons to not pop on her randomly and ...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – The sparkling coastline of Miami Beach is near pristine. But look a little more closely, and you'll notice the array of multi-colored, slender cylinders in the sand: plastic ...

BOURNEMOUTH, England – A retired jockey died when she fell onto an eco-friendly metal drinking straw which impaled her eye, an inquest heard. Elena Struthers-Gardner, 60, who was known as "Lena," ...

Be careful while using straws!! I ordered a Club Sandwich and a Sprite in a restaurant somewhere. When I finished half of the sandwich I sipped a sprite... But it didn't taste like an ordinary sprite ...

FLORIDA (WABC) -- Who knew a straw could be used as a weapon to fight crime? A team of students from a high school in Florida created a smart straw. It's very simple to use, you just put the straw in ...

It’s estimated that about 1.8 trillion bits of plastic waste have accumulated along the coasts of Hawaii and California, a recent study by a Dutch nonprofit group called Ocean Clean Up shows. With the ...