An administration document aimed at eradicating paper straws highlights the dangers of PFAS chemicals. Their presence in tap ...

However, a government ban on the substitute is altogether new. It's true paper straws can disintegrate and become soggy before we finish a drink. Problems with finding viable substitutes to single ...

Boss Straw’s sales plunged 85% after Trump signed an executive order barring federal agencies from buying paper straws.

YORK, ME ‒ A local ban on plastic straws, stir sticks, and utensils will take effect May 18, even as an executive order signed earlier this year by President Donald Trump takes aim at paper straws.

This week, readers write about the pros and cons of paper straws, how to get students moving and creating a more humane and animal-friendly city.

These straws are made of a material farmed from plants called polylactic acid, which is not actually biodegradable under ...

Chung explained to Young Post that while paper straws, unlike plastic ones, will naturally decompose, or break down, into smaller pieces, there is still a chance that small animals could swallow ...

York's ordinance is taking effect at a time when President Trump has taken aim at paper straws with the executive order he ...

A new White House report implementing President Donald Trump's executive order supporting plastic straws says federal agencies are moving quickly to stop buying paper straws and are looking to ...

He declared paper alternatives ... that mistake them for food. The straws are not recyclable because they are so small, and they take at least 200 years to decompose, the network said.