Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paper straws in a green cup - Ashley L Duffus/Getty Images No matter what side of the political aisle folks are on, the use of ...

Paper straws are displayed at the Bar & Restaurant Expo and World Tea Expo in Las Vegas on March 29, 2023. - David Becker/Getty Images Half a billion straws are used in the United States every day, ...

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 ...

President Trump signed an executive order Monday calling for the return of plastic straws and doing away with paper ones. “We’re going back to plastic straws. These things don’t work,” Mr. Trump told ...

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 announced after ...

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President Trump issued an executive order to phase out paper straws nationwide. The move comes as paper straws, intended to replace plastic straws, face criticism for their effectiveness and potential ...

Roughly 8.5 billion plastic straws are used in the U.K. each year, but as a new ban takes effect next April, that number will shrink to zero. One startup is hoping to corner the market for alternative ...