There has long been a push to stop the use of plastic straws in favor of environmentally friendly alternatives, like paper ...

The move towards paper straws was a refreshing direction in environmental preservation, in that it was initiated locally and by producers, not through legislation. Donald Trump recently surprised ...

Paper straws sit on shelving in a warehouse at Guy’s E. Paper in Woodstock. The company is owned by 75-year-old Guy Spinelli who put his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” straw ...

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 en ...

Private firms, in addition to public U.S. entities, have also been turning their backs on paper straws. The Environment Ministry on Friday said the review had been in the works since last year and was ...

A local restaurant supply distributor says he wasn’t surprised when President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning federal use of paper straws, because in his experience they just aren ...

Donald Trump recently surprised the world again by signing an action to end what he describes as the "forced use" of paper straws.Although there is some merit in the argument the White House ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has declared war. On paper straws. “These things don’t work,” he complained from the Oval Office on Monday while asserting that U.S. policy now aims to ...

Welcome to this week’s Founder Focus! I’m Melissa Angell, Inc.‘s policy correspondent, and each week I’ll be dissecting some of the top policy issues small businesses face. You can sign ...