Choosing a reusable drinking straw In order to keep disposable plastic straws from ending up in the ocean and harming sea animals, companies like Disney, Starbucks and Whole Foods have all vowed ...

The production cost of bamboo straws is also remarkably low, estimated at approximately 0.014 yuan (US dollar) per straw, making them a cost-effective alternative to existing biodegradable options.

The study, led by Yu Luan and colleagues, introduces a method for producing bamboo straws by winding ultra-thin bamboo slices. These slices are prepared from 3-year-old Moso bamboo and undergo a ...

The eight long, thin drinking straws found at the Maikop kurgan burial mound featured bull figurines. Image by Viktor Trifonov.

Adapted from ACS Omega, 2023, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07797 ...