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

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

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

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Florida legislators are proposing bills that would send paper straws to the shredder. Bills that have been introduced into ...

President Trump's National Strategy to End The Use of Paper Straws claims PFAS pose a health risk, but paper manufacturers say they don't intentionally include the substances in their products.

McDonald’s Japan has finally had enough of the soggy saga of paper straws. In a move that divided fast-food fans, the company turned to paper straws amid reports that the plastic straws may soon kill ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on paper straws in February. Members of the general public will have a chance to weigh in on the use of paper versus plastic straws as the federal ...

For nearly two decades, Cloveridge Converting in northeast Wisconsin primarily turned paper rolls into towels and wipes for dairy farmers. Recently, owner Jeff Jaco decided to acquire a paper straws ...