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

Still, it’s not as if paper straws are a 21st-century solution. They were actually patented before plastic straws – before plastic even existed as a mass-market material – by American Marvin ...

“We agree that paper straws don’t work and they’re not a good solution,” said Ken Jacobus, CEO of Good Start Packaging, an eco-friendly compostable food packaging company.

Paper straws have been touted as a more environmentally friendly option, but one study published in 2023 in the journal Food Additives and Contaminants found that they might not be as friendly to ...

President Trump has declared the last straw. Or at least the paper ones used by federal agencies. In an executive order this week, the president barred the federal government from buying paper ...

They’re grasping for straws. Devout paper straw enthusiasts are speaking out as public opinion about the environmentally friendly sipper shifts to favor plastic. Last month, President Donald ...

Paper straws have been a quick fix to a much larger issue, and the Biden administration’s previous steps to transition away from plastic at a federal level were a part of that.

Bamboo and paper straws, often marketed as eco-friendly alternatives to plastic, may contain "forever chemicals," researchers have found. A recent study in Belgium tested 39 brands of straws, ...

Illinois paper straw business craters after Trump's push for plastic Boss Straw’s sales plunged 85% after Trump signed an executive order barring federal agencies from buying paper straws.

Trump promoting plastic straws a sign of creeping authoritarianism Donald Trump has a problem with paper straws. So now the United States government does, too.

“We agree that paper straws don’t work and they’re not a good solution,” said Ken Jacobus, CEO of Good Start Packaging, an eco-friendly compostable food packaging company.

Are Paper Straws Bad for Your Health? Paper straws have been touted as a more environmentally friendly option, but one study published in 2023 in the journal Food Additives and Contaminants found ...