More than 390 million plastic straws are used every day in the United States, most for 30 minutes or less, according to ...

In a move that has sparked widespread discussion, President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order reinstating the ...

President Donald Trump in a new executive order inked on Monday encouraged the U.S. government and consumers to purchase ...

President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very ...

Then-President Joe Biden had vowed in July of 2024 to ‘phase out’ plastics in federal food service, with the end of ...

Starbucks says: "One of the major issues with plastic straws is that they are too small and lightweight to be captured in modern recycling equipment." We reached out to various recycling plants ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump is ready to ditch paper straws and go back to plastic. Trump, in a post on Truth Social Friday, said he will issue an executive order that rolls back efforts ...

President Donald Trump is moving to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper straws “don’t work.