Half a billion straws are used in the United States every day, according to a popular — but perhaps not the most scientific — estimate. The biggest buyer: the federal government, which buys more ...

As bans on single-use plastics expand globally, paper and bioplastic straws have become common replacements. Yet, consumer complaints about their performance are frequent. A new study by researchers ...

When US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to return to plastic straws, claiming the paper version is ineffective and "disgustingly dissolves in your mouth," he was widely criticized for ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper straws “don’t work” and don’t last very long. “It’s a ridiculous situation.

Trump signed an executive order forbidding the federal government to purchase paper straws. He’s also tasking the executive branch with developing a “National Strategy to End the Use of Paper Straws” ...

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade. On Monday, President ...

When US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to return to plastic straws, claiming the paper version is ineffective and “disgustingly dissolves in your mouth”, he was widely criticised for ...