Paper drinking straws — those sometimes-soggy but mostly plant-based utensils — may be more likely to contain “forever chemicals” than straws made of other materials, according to recent research. The ...

Paper drinking straws touted as eco-friendly alternatives to plastic may contain cancer-linked “forever chemicals,” a new study has found. Scientists detected perfluorinated and polyfluorinated ...

Drinking straws that are made from materials like paper and bamboo are often promoted as more eco-friendly than their plastic counterparts. However, a new study has found that these supposedly ...

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

Few things in a restaurant are more frustrating than a paper straw. The soggy mouthfeel, the eventual bend in the middle, the inevitable disintegration before your drink is finished. It's a ...

A new European study has found that 90% of so-called eco-friendly paper straws contain “forever chemicals,” compounds that don’t – or barely – break down and can accumulate in our bodies, leading to ...

On Monday, Donald Trump signed an executive order to get rid of paper straws. The biodegradable product has long irked the president; during his first term, he railed against them on the campaign ...

A TikTok went viral after a woman said she ingested glass from her reusable glass straw — not seeing anything was amiss until ...