The movement away from plastic straws has been a hot topic recently. As first reported by News4Jax on Friday, Aug. 2, Senator Kevin Rader, a Delray Beach Democrat, filed a measure that would prohibit...

Governor DeSantis, in a surprising move, blocked the Florida legislature from banning municipalities banning plastic straws. That is a mouth full, so give me just a second to explain. Back in February,...

The popular coffee chain Starbucks has announced a plan to do away with disposable plastic straws in all of its stores by 2020. This news comes after a wave of other similar measures taken by cities such...