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Fort Wayne-based Aardvark Straws, which bills itself as the country’s only paper straw maker, has been acquired. The new owner, Wisconsin-based Hoffmaster Group Inc., says it plans to "aggressively" boost production in northeast Indiana as a national movement away from plastic

There may be more reason to avoid paper drinking straws than general distaste for them, a new study from the University of Florida, published last week in ScienceDirect, suggests.

The researchers found per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which in layman's terms are potentially harmful c

JANESVILLE (WKOW) -- A Janesville woman opens a new store that she hopes will help people become more environmentally aware.

"We want to support our planet by offering package-free, plastic-free, eco-friendly items," said Cassandra Pope, Owner of Sustain Ability.

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It is working to give new life to alternative fibers for paper and cardboard, including daisies, straw, grass, cocoa shells, and seaweed as part of its $140 million investment in research and development to accelerate its work in the circular economy.

The program will look at the f

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When the government announced a ban on single use plastics, a few years ago, Shaheen Jeenathally and her husband, Landry Manzi, saw a big business opportunity.

They only needed to be creative enough to come up with something eco-friendly, but not so ordinary.

After doing their rese

Biodegradable drinking straws are all the rage, but one New York Yankees fan may have gone a bit too left field when he combined two of the fixtures of any good baseball game: beer and hot dogs.

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The world was shaken when one hero at the Yankees game decided to create the greatest marvel of our time: the hot dog straw . Not everyone was on board, but managing editor Marnie Shure suspected that we actually all secretly love the concept—and the suggestions we received from readers for