Plastic straws, once public enemy No. 1, are back in the government’s good graces. The news is hard to swallow for paper ...

Trump rejected paper straws, saying they "don't work" as well as plastic straws. The poor consumer experience of drinking through a soggy straw is one thing, but there are other problems too.

In his executive order, Trump says paper straws are “nonfunctional,” use harmful chemicals and are sometimes wrapped in plastic, “undermining the environmental argument for their use.” ...

The US government has scrapped paper straws to go back to plastic. So why are the plastic variety restricted in many ...

with many companies and people choosing to ditch plastic straws in favour of paper ones. But are paper straws really the eco-friendly alternative they claim to be? Chung Shan-shan, the director of ...

Though they pollute oceans and harm marine life, Republican President Donald Trump signed an executive order this month to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws. He declared paper ...

Bulgarians are gradually becoming more eco-conscious, often without even realizing it. In recent years, the sight of people ...

Devout paper straw enthusiasts are speaking out as public opinion about the environmentally friendly sipper shifts to favor plastic. Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order ...

“Plastic is not part of our diet for a reason,” Leffel said. “No straws [would] be a better solution, because reducing waste ...

Sea turtle biologist and New York University Professor Genia Naro-Maciel writes that, while flimsy paper straws may not make ...