Members of the general public will have a chance to weigh in on the use of paper versus plastic straws as the federal government considers a new rule on the types of straws used by government ...

Republican New York Rep. Claudia Tenney is introducing a bill in Congress to codify President Donald Trump’s executive order ...

President Trump issued an executive order banning the federal use of paper straws because, he said, they “don’t work” and don ...

Corn Next corn straws are a non-toxic, affordable alternative to plastic and paper straws. Made from cornstarch, water, and natural enzymes, these straws cost just 18 cents each.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized paper straws, highlighting his executive order banning federal use of them as federal buildings switch back to plastic.

Paper straws have been presented as more angelic alternatives to those made with plastic. Plastic straws aren’t recyclable and aren’t biodegradable, like paper straws.

Sales of paper straws were doubling every year since 2007. “But fast-forward to 2016 and 2017, and something changed,” he says. “Now, we’re seeing a 50-x increase in demand.” ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — President Trump issued an executive order on Monday, called Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws, that would put an end to the "irrational campaign" against ...

Paper straws were most likely to test positive for PFAS with 90 percent the the paper straws having the forever chemicals. 8.30.23, 5:00 PM EDT / Sharon Adarlo Image by Stephen Zeigler via Getty ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to end the federal procurement of paper straws.. The order, which claims that paper straws are “nonfunctional” and says it wants to ...

Environmentalism. Presence of 'Forever Chemicals' in Paper Straws Highlights the Inanity of Plastic Straw Bans A new study from Belgian researchers found that paper straws had higher ...