Sometimes one small thing can make a big impact. That’s what the mother-daughter team Cyndi and Chanelle Sladics were hoping when they launched their Costa Mesa company Simply Straws. “I was a dental ...

As cities across the U.S. move to ban plastic straws, companies that make environmentally friendly alternatives suddenly have a big opportunity in front of them. Starting July 1, Seattle will prevent ...

The United States goes through some 500 million plastic straws a day, and that plastic severely impacts the environment, as they make up about 7% of the total plastic waste humans produce. It’s no ...

For millions who guzzle soft drinks, there’s no such thing as the last straw – and that’s the rub, says Newport Beach entrepreneur Chanelle Sladics. Every day, she says, Americans throw away 500 ...

My daughter–an environmentalist who used to delight in blowing the wrapping paper off straws at me when I wasn’t looking–broke the news to me: Plastic straws may be on the verge of extinction. The ...