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Second university in Saigon says no to single-use plastic

Second university in Saigon says no to single-use plastic

HCMC Medicine and Pharmacy University says it will stop using single-use water bottles and plastic straw starting this August.

The grass is greener when it becomes a straw

The grass is greener when it becomes a straw

A Vietnamese youth is making biodegradable straws with grass that grows wild in the Mekong Delta.

Saigon’s plastic wave rises to a Guinness world record

Saigon’s plastic wave rises to a Guinness world record

The ‘Parting of the Plastic Sea’ installation has been recognized as the world’s 'largest drinking straw sculpture.'

February 19, 2019 | 05:32 am PT

A straw wave of biblical proportions hits Saigon

A straw wave of biblical proportions hits Saigon

An art installation with more than 168,000 used straws highlights the environmental apocalypse wrought by plastic.

January 26, 2019 | 06:27 pm PT

Here is how your beloved bamboo straw is made

Here is how your beloved bamboo straw is made

If single-use plastic straws cause you angst, this one is for you.

January 22, 2019 | 03:20 am PT

California to limit use of plastic straws in restaurants

California to limit use of plastic straws in restaurants

California restaurants will soon stop providing plastic straws unless customers explicitly ask for them, under a new law signed Thursday.

September 20, 2018 | 05:25 pm PT

An expat couple launches straw wars in Vietnam

An expat couple launches straw wars in Vietnam

Julia Mesner and Michael Burdge saw a monkey munching a plastic bag and decided to do something about it.

August 8, 2018 | 06:00 pm PT

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