Republican New York Rep. Claudia Tenney is introducing a bill in Congress to codify President Donald Trump’s executive order ...

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

Paper straws have been presented as more angelic alternatives to those made with plastic. Plastic straws aren’t recyclable and aren’t biodegradable, like paper straws.

President Donald Trump took aim at paper straws on Tuesday as Americans continue to debate the use of plastic straws in everyday life. The president, while in Florida, noted the "little" victories ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — President Trump issued an executive order on Monday, called Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws, that would put an end to the "irrational campaign" against ...

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 ...

Paper straws will fully decompose within a few weeks to a few months, while plastic straws take up to 200 years, according to the World Wildlife Federation. ...

Paper straws will fully decompose within a few weeks to a few months, while plastic straws take up to 200 years, according to the World Wildlife Federation. ...

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., said Wednesday during a CNN climate change forum that the U.S. should ban plastic straws while answering a question about curbing the country’s ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

Paper straws are supposed to be made with glue that’s safe for food use. But this is reportedly not always the case. Advertisement. Most glues break down into microplastics, ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...