Paper drinking straws — those sometimes-soggy but mostly plant-based utensils — may be more likely to contain “forever chemicals” than straws made of other materials, according to recent research. The ...

There may be more reason to avoid paper drinking straws than general distaste for them, a new study from the University of Florida, published last week in ScienceDirect, suggests. The researchers ...

“Eco-friendly” paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals, a new study has concluded. In the first analysis of its kind in Europe, and only the second in the world, ...

When you use a paper straw for drinks, you might think you’re being a conscientious citizen of Planet Earth. If so, bad news: a team of scientists say paper straws have more harmful forever chemicals ...

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 straws, which are being pushed across the U.S. as an eco-friendly alternative to plastic versions, may contain "forever chemicals" that are harmful to both humans and the environment and were ...

Eco enthusiasts who've already eschewed straws may wonder what the point is in developing new ones. But for anyone unable or unwilling to abide by a soggy paper straw, a strong yet fully biodegradable ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday encouraging both the federal government and American consumers to buy plastic drinking straws — a formal rebuke of former President Joe Biden’s ...

Paper or plastic? President Trump has joined the debate on straws. President Donald Trump will try to put an end to what he calls a "ridiculous push" for paper straws. "I will be signing an Executive ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In a mission to save the planet one paper straw at a time, mother-daughter team Kathryn and Karrie Laughton, has launched Roc Paper Straws, the nation's ...