Paper straws, like paper cups, are often coated with plastics such as polyethylene or acrylic ... In the United Kingdom, anti ...

After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, the 75-year-old plunked his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” straw that he manufactures in Woodstock, Illinois, and sells to more ...

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

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday, Feb. 10, encouraging the U.S. government and public to go back to using plastic straws following the Biden Administration’s push to phase ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at encouraging the U.S. government and consumers to buy plastic drinking straws, pushing back efforts by his predecessor to phase out ...

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.” ...

"Additionally, paper straws sometimes come individually wrapped in plastic, undermining the environmental argument for their use." The order then directs heads of executive departments and ...

He also noted that paper straws are often individually wrapped in plastic, which undermines the environmental argument for their use. “It’s a ridiculous situation. We’re going back to ...

He has also expressed amazement that paper straws were sometimes actually wrapped in plastic. 'The paper straws come wrapped in cellophane, do you ever see this? I mean, what's going on?' ...

Paper straws are also more expensive to manufacture than plastic straws, have a larger carbon footprint and typically come wrapped in plastic, which undermines “the environmental argument for ...