The ordinance is taking effect at a time when President Donald Trump has said he wants plastic straws to make a comeback.

A new White House report titled the "National Strategy to End the Use of Paper Straws" details the Trump administration's ...

York's ordinance is taking effect at a time when President Trump has taken aim at paper straws with the executive order he issued earlier this year.

YORK, Maine — A local ban on plastic straws, stir sticks, and utensils will take effect May 18, even as an executive order signed earlier this year by President Donald Trump takes aim at paper ...

An administration document aimed at eradicating paper straws highlights the dangers of PFAS chemicals. Their presence in tap water nationwide hasn’t gotten the same attention. By Hiroko Tabuchi ...

In February, however, President Trump signed an executive order to end the procurement and forced use of paper straws, which are used as an alternative to plastic ones. Specifically, the order ...

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 ...

During the 2020 campaign he complained that “Has anyone tried those paper straws? They're not working too good,” adding, “It disintegrates as you drink it.” Worse, “on occasion ...

Poilievre's pledge follows U.S. President Donald Trump signing of an executive order in February that banned paper straws, rolling back former president Joe Biden's plan to phase out single-use ...

Many consumers have found paper straws to be unacceptable alternatives. The United States was also moving to phase out plastic straws but on Feb. 20, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an ...