Still, it’s not as if paper straws are a 21st-century solution. They were actually patented before plastic straws – before plastic even existed as a mass-market material – by American Marvin ...

Corn Next corn straws are a non-toxic, affordable alternative to plastic and paper straws. Made from cornstarch, water, and ...

“The irony is that a lot of the paper straws that were coming on the market, the low-grade ones that I wouldn’t use anyways, they’re full of toxic dyes and glues,” said Nuñez, who is also ...

President Trump has declared the last straw. Or at least the paper ones used by federal agencies. In an executive order this week, the president barred the federal government from buying paper ...

Plastic straws aren’t recyclable and aren’t biodegradable, like paper straws. They first gained popularity in the 2010s, after a video of a turtle with a plastic straw stuck up its nose gained ...

Opinion Trump’s order was the last straw – at least, the last paper one. We should rejoice America took a straw vote and picked Trump to do away with silliness like paper in our drinks ...

They’re grasping for straws. Devout paper straw enthusiasts are speaking out as public opinion about the environmentally friendly sipper shifts to favor plastic. Last month, President Donald ...

A glass of water served Saturday with a flexible drinking straw at the Cherry Pit Cafe in Deerfield. President Donald Trump dislikes paper straws and wants the country to use only plastic ones.

Boss Straw touts its product as the “best, earth-friendly paper straw in the world.” But since February, sales have plummeted 85% at the paper straw maker in Woodstock.

An administration document aimed at eradicating paper straws highlights the dangers of PFAS chemicals. Their presence in tap water nationwide hasn’t gotten the same attention. By Hiroko Tabuchi ...

“The irony is that a lot of the paper straws that were coming on the market, the low-grade ones that I wouldn’t use anyways, they’re full of toxic dyes and glues,” said Nuñez, who is also ...

Illinois paper straw business craters after Trump's push for plastic Boss Straw’s sales plunged 85% after Trump signed an executive order barring federal agencies from buying paper straws.