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

Still, it’s not as if paper straws are a 21st-century solution. They were actually patented before plastic straws – before plastic even existed as a mass-market material – by American Marvin ...

President Donald Trump shared the little victories of his administration on Tuesday during a Florida news conference, ...

“We agree that paper straws don’t work and they’re not a good solution,” said Ken Jacobus, CEO of Good Start Packaging, an eco-friendly compostable food packaging company.

Bamboo and paper straws, often marketed as eco-friendly alternatives to plastic, may contain "forever chemicals," researchers have found. A recent study in Belgium tested 39 brands of straws, ...

An administration document aimed at eradicating paper straws highlights the dangers of PFAS chemicals. Their presence in tap water nationwide hasn’t gotten the same attention. By Hiroko Tabuchi ...

A glass of water served Saturday with a flexible drinking straw at the Cherry Pit Cafe in Deerfield. President Donald Trump dislikes paper straws and wants the country to use only plastic ones.

One study out of the University of Antwerp in Belgium showed that paper straws — as well as those made of glass and bamboo — are coated in PFAS, aka "forever chemicals." Here's what to use ...

Illinois paper straw business craters after Trump's push for plastic Boss Straw’s sales plunged 85% after Trump signed an executive order barring federal agencies from buying paper straws.