However, were their replacement, those paper straws, actually effective? If it weren't for the environment, few people would ...

The proposal cites health and accessibility concerns and could override local paper straw mandates statewide if passed.

The bill would preempt local governments from enacting single-use plastic bans without adding environmental requirements for ...

Florida lawmakers introduce a 2026 bill to limit local paper straw mandates, highlighting PFAS 'forever chemicals' linked to ...

A bill introduced in Florida takes aim at paper drinking straws and stirrers at food businesses and restaurants.

While the bill targets paper straws, it would not ban them outright or require businesses to switch to plastic. Instead it ...

In an attempt to cut plastic waste, many drink chains and fast-food outlets have started using paper straws. But scientists have warned that these paper alternatives often contain toxic-forever ...

Paper straw manufacturer Aardvark has seen demand grow by as much as 50-fold as environmentalists call for an end to single-use plastics. It’s great for business, but their old factory wasn’t cutting ...

President Donald Trump on Friday raged against eco-friendly paper straws and made a pledge that the US would return to ...

McDonald's restaurants in Europe serve paper straws to customers to avoid using plastic — but those paper straws, it turns out, are not yet able to be recycled. "We have moved quickly to paper straws ...

Paper is not known for winning in a battle against water. I mean sure it beats rock, but water definitely trumps paper. That’s why I have so much trouble fathoming why someone would make a straw out ...