Plastic straws, once public enemy No. 1, are back in the government’s good graces. The news is hard to swallow for paper ...

The paper straw, Guy Spinelli was sure, would be the way of the future. After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, the 75-year-old plunked his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Trump issued an executive order to phase out paper straws nationwide. The move comes as paper straws, intended to replace plastic straws, face criticism for their effectiveness and potential ...

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 ...

The Federal government is directed to stop purchasing paper straws and ensure they are no longer provided within Federal buildings. The Order requires the development of a National Strategy to End the ...

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