Florida bill would ban paper straws following Trump's executive order regarding regulations. State lawmakers say alternatives ...

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

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

If you’ve ever taken a sip only to end up chewing on a soggy paper straw, you’re not alone — and Florida lawmakers are taking ...

The measure (SB 958), sponsored by Sen. Jennifer Bradley, R- Fleming Island, says it is intended to “combat the harmful ...

Environmentalists condemned the straw order. "People hate seeing plastic pollution hurt wildlife and trash the environment," said David Derrick of the Center for Biological Diversity. (Calla Kessler / ...

President Donald Trump's executive order banning paper straws might be the biggest bi-partisan win of his presidency and to quote former President Joe Biden, "that's not hyperbole." Let’s face it ...

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 ...

McDonald's restaurants in Europe serve paper straws to customers to avoid using plastic — but those paper straws, it turns out, are not yet able to be recycled. "We have moved quickly to paper straws ...

Paper is not known for winning in a battle against water. I mean sure it beats rock, but water definitely trumps paper. That’s why I have so much trouble fathoming why someone would make a straw out ...

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