1 day ago · The move by Trump — who has long railed against paper straws, and whose 2019 reelection campaign sold Trump-branded reusable plastic straws for $15 per pack of 10 — targets a Biden administration policy to phase out federal purchases of single-use plastics, including straws, from food service operations, events and packaging by 2027, and ...

14 hours ago · 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 ...

1 day ago · Paper straws are more expensive than plastic straws, and often force users to use multiple straws. Paper straws are not the eco-friendly alternative they claim to be – studies have shown that ...

14 hours ago · Straws are among the most common type of plastic waste found in the ocean, and according to a study by the World Economic Forum, at the current rate, there will be more plastic in the ocean than ...

22 hours ago · Plastic straws took on a totemic quality for right-wingers who saw the bans as further evidence of government overreach and the nanny state run amok. It’s been a whole thing.

19 hours ago · Individually wrapped plastic straws are seen on a counter in Vancouver in 2024. U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to bring back plastic straws by ordering the U.S ...

1 day ago · US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending a US government effort to replace plastic straws with paper. The order, which takes effect immediately, reverses a measure signed by ...

1 day ago · The move by Trump — who has long railed against paper straws, and whose 2019 reelection campaign sold Trump-branded reusable plastic straws for $15 per pack of 10 — targets a Biden ...

1 day ago · WASHINGTON — President Trump inked an executive order Monday night reversing former President Joe Biden’s ban on plastic straws in the federal government. “We’re going back to plastic ...

14 hours ago · 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 water system, soil ...