President Donald Trump is known to drink many Diet Cokes, but one thing you’re not likely to ever see him using again is a paper straw. “We’re going back to plastic straws,” Trump ...

Plastic straws are usually thrown away after one use, going on to litter beaches and waterways and potentially killing marine animals that mistake them for food. The straws are not recyclable ...

A plastic straw is displayed in a glass of milk, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Cincinnati. Credit: AP/Joshua A. Bickel “It’s easy to just kind of almost poke fun of this, ignore it,” she said ...

Paper straws sit on a bar in San Francisco in 2018. President Trump has signed an executive order decrying the "irrational campaign against plastic straws" and directing federal agencies to stop ...

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

The straws are not recyclable because they are so small, and they take at least 200 years to decompose, the network said. They break down into incredibly tiny bits of plastic smaller than a ...

Plastic straws take up to 200 years to decompose, according to the World Wildlife Fund. During that time, they break down into microplastics, which end up in human bodies, ...

The culture wars over plastic straws came roaring back Friday, as President Donald Trump vowed to sign an executive order next week ending a Biden-era effort to phase them out by 2027. Paper ...

Plastic is not only littering Louisville roads and waterways, it is impacting our health. Join the global 'Plastic Free July' movement.

Legislation from the 152nd Delaware General Assembly goes into effect today. Senate Bill 51, which prohibits food ...