Starbucks is among the U.S. companies that has committed to eliminating all single-use plastic straws in its stores by 2020. Instead, drinks that usually come with straws will have strawless lids ...

Move Over, Straw Ban: Berkeley Mandates 25 Cent Fee on Disposable Cups The city's new policy mandates almost all disposable foodware be compostable by 2020. Christian Britschgi | 1.24.2019 2:20 PM ...

SEOUL, South Korea -- Scores of Starbucks cafés in South Korea have this month eliminated plastic straws on a trial basis as the South Korean government pushes shops to use fewer disposable items ...