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

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.

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 ...

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

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.