A decade ago, there was just one paper straw maker in the United States: Aardvark, a Fort Wayne, Indiana, company that invented the paper straw in 1888 and restarted production in 2007. But it wasn’t ...

Shark Tank season 10 premiered on October 7, 2018, featuring entrepreneurs pitching innovative ideas. Among them was Miles Pepper, co-founder of FinalStraw, a reusable, collapsible straw designed ...

Standing at the end of the line, Kenny Huddleston, an employee of Rio Manufacturing Company, in partnership with the Wabash Center, works to pack the bagged straws into boxes. It's a job ...

In the premiere episode of Season 10, the environmentally friendly and reusable straw company FinalStraw makes its Shark Tank ...

The Federal government is directed to stop purchasing paper straws and ensure they are no longer provided within Federal buildings. The Order requires the development of a National Strategy to End the ...

The move towards paper straws was a refreshing direction in environmental preservation, in that it was initiated locally and by producers, not through legislation. Donald Trump recently surprised ...

Standing at the end of the line, Kenny Huddleston, an employee of Rio Manufacturing Company, in partnership with the Wabash Center, works to pack the bagged straws into boxes. It's a job ...

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