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

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 ...

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

LONDON — So-called “eco-friendly” paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals and may not be better for the environment than plastic versions, researchers have warned.

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

Florida lawmakers introduce a 2026 bill to limit local paper straw mandates, highlighting PFAS 'forever chemicals' linked to ...

“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 ...

Every day, Americans toss 500 million plastic straws in the trash. That's enough to fill 125 school buses, or circle the ...

I get it: It’s 87 degrees in January and it hasn’t rained since the early ‘1990s. We all should be conserving. But considering the overflowing dumpster the size of a short bus behind every restaurant ...

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