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 ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized paper straws, highlighting his executive order banning federal use of them as federal buildings switch back to plastic.

“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 ...

One study out of the University of Antwerp in Belgium showed that paper straws — as well as those made of glass and bamboo — are coated in PFAS, aka "forever chemicals." Here's what to use ...

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, ...

An administration document aimed at eradicating paper straws highlights the dangers of PFAS chemicals. Their presence in tap water nationwide hasn’t gotten the same attention. By Hiroko Tabuchi ...

A glass of water served Saturday with a flexible drinking straw at the Cherry Pit Cafe in Deerfield. President Donald Trump dislikes paper straws and wants the country to use only plastic ones.

“Paper straws often come individually wrapped in plastic, undermining the environmental argument for their use,” his administration states on the White House’s official website.