Donald Trump has a problem with paper straws. So now the United States government does, too. A trivial matter, until it isn't ...

Boss Straw’s sales plunged 85% after Trump signed an executive order barring federal agencies from buying paper straws.

Trump's executive order claims paper straws use chemicals that ... more than 400 million tons of new plastic. About 40% of all plastics are used in packaging, according to the United Nations.

Consumer packaging dumps 19 million metric tons of plastic waste into the environment each year, according to the nonprofit ...

President Trump authorized Executive Order 14208 (E.O. 14208) revising United States federal policy on paper straw use.

Evidence is accumulating that microplastics found nearly everywhere are also invading our bodies. What should you do?

with many companies and people choosing to ditch plastic straws in favour of paper ones. But are paper straws really the eco-friendly alternative they claim to be? Chung Shan-shan, the director of ...

It’s President Trump’s master plan to eradicate paper straws and bring back plastic ... in food and food packaging, for example, and in drinking water. “Instead they’re spending ...

The global paper straw market revenue was around US$ 865.3 million in 2021 and is estimated to reach US$ 3016.2 million by 2031, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.3% during the ...

Offering both paper and plastic straws allows consumers to choose based ... such as industrial waste or single-use packaging. For example, research conducted by the Ocean Park Conservation ...

Nearly 14 million paper straws are sitting in limbo ... About 40% of all plastics are used in packaging, according to the United Nations. Plastic straws end up in landfills, waterways and streets ...