With multiple straw bans soon to go into effect, bubble-tea vendors will be forced to become environmental pioneers. Photo: Kimberlee Reimer/Getty Images With its hot, humid climate and venerable ...

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga., Nov. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eco-minded boba tea enthusiasts nationwide are now able to enjoy their favorite beverage without using a straw that harms the environment. WinCup ...

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San Francisco may become the next U.S. city to ban plastic straws. The city's board of supervisors approved the ban on a preliminary basis last week and the final decision is on its agenda Tuesday.

As businesses race to be the latest to abandon plastic straws, there are bound to be a few slip ups. Witness Boba Guys—a San Francisco-based boba tea chain—which threw its support behind the city's ...

San Francisco’s planning to ban plastic straws — and that could spell trouble for the city’s boba tea shops. Boba tea, also known as bubble tea, has little tapioca balls at the bottom that are sucked ...