Plastic straws have become the poster child of waste lately, and most alternatives have their own issues. Now, a start-up called The Ice Guys is crowdfunding an intriguing solution that fights the ...

Icy treats be they ice cream, smoothies, or pitchers brimming with margaritas make even the hottest summer day bearable. Add a little flair to your summer drinks with a straw made of, you guessed it, ...

BHUBANESWAR: Painstakingly placed with a telling-effect, every strand of straw seems to weave a story in its purest form. Master craftsperson Pradeepta Kumar Nayak puts in 12 days to create a work of ...

Making full use of the natural luster of wheat straw, masters of the craft make images of flowers, birds, insects, fish, people and scenery. Hu, who has been learning from her parents since childhood, ...

A year-old company called EQUO is out with its first line of products: Drinking straws made from grass, rice, coconut, sugarcane and coffee. And you can smell the ingredients and eat the rice straws: ...

The Belarusian practice of straw weaving emphasizes the spiritual value and symbolism of both material and product. Staw is woven to produce a variety of objects such as boxes and baskets, headgear, ...