Dentists can argue that drinking acidic beverages such as coffee via a straw is beneficial as it will slow down the wear of tooth enamel and curtail cavities. But what about gulping down alcohol ...

Last week, my wife, Sally, and I dropped the kids at a friend's house and headed to Shelter Island for a night at the Pridwin Hotel and Cottages. (I recommend it.) We had cocktails before dinner at ...

Editor’s note: To mark National Drinking Straw Day last month, PlasticsToday published “A Brief History of the Drinking Straw.” That prompted Brad Laporte, CEO of WinCup, to share his thoughts.

Light as a feather and seemingly ubiquitous, plastic drinking straws tip the scales as environmental villains—clogging landfills, choking marine life and lasting for years. In the face of local ...

"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, ...

A bill introduced in Florida takes aim at paper drinking straws and stirrers at food businesses and restaurants. Senate Bill 958 was introduced Dec. 18 — with an identical House bill, HB 2195, ...

From “National Measure Your Feet Day” to “Gorilla Suit Day,” the calendar is full of over-the-top days of celebration driven by marketing teams looking for creative opportunities to draw attention to ...