Paper straws are, objectively, the worst. There’s the race against the clock to use them before they turn to mush, the ...

Donald Trump has claimed his move to scrap paper straws and return to plastic won’t harm the environment, as sharks can eat ...

While plastic straws have been blamed for polluting oceans and harming marine life, Trump said Monday that he thinks “it’s ...

In a Truth Social post on Friday, President Donald Trump announced he would be signing an executive order next week, “ending ...

Experts warned about Trump’s move and said that plastic creates microplastics that have been found in fish, birds, animals, ...

“BACK TO PLASTIC!” Trump appeared to be referring to former President Joe Biden’s July 2024 promise to “phase out” single-use ...

Hundreds of Olive Ridley turtle carcasses have been found since January 2025 in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai and Chengalpattu districts; conservationists say number of deaths three times than usual during ...

“It’s a ridiculous situation. We’re going back to plastic straws,” Mr Trump said on Monday (Tuesday AEDT) as he signed the ...

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning federal agencies from using paper straws. The order directs agencies to stop purchases of paper straws and calls for a strategy to phase ...

The order reverses a Biden administration policy which aimed to phase out federal purchases of single-use plastics from all ...

President Trump has railed against paper straws that "disgustingly" dissolve, ordering government agencies to go back to those made from plastic. It comes after several years of concerns about plastic ...