It's true paper straws can disintegrate and become ... the low-hanging fruit such as plastic straws and plastic bags, rather than packaging as a whole. So it's no surprise these bans have faced ...

The order directs federal agencies to stop buying paper straws “and otherwise ... including plastic bags, toothbrushes, bottles, food packaging and more, experts say. As those materials break ...

paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global ... from food service operations, events and packaging by 2027, and from all federal operations by 2035. The move was a way ...

Half a billion straws are used in the United States every day, according to a popular — but perhaps not the most scientific — estimate. The biggest buyer: the federal government, which buys ...

The Department of the Interior, under Secretary Doug Burgum, today announced the immediate rescission of a 2022 order aimed ...

Nearly 14 million paper straws are sitting in limbo ... About 40% of all plastics are used in packaging, according to the United Nations. Plastic straws end up in landfills, waterways and streets ...

A new order states that the rescission tracks with a February executive order to end procurement of paper straws.

Northwestern University startup unveils graphene oxide coating for potential PFAS-free food packaging with improved strength ...

BBMP booked a little over 11,000 cases by seizing 9,641 kg of banned plastic items, leading to Rs 53.7 lakh in penalty amount ...

Trump's executive order claims paper straws use chemicals that ... more than 400 million tons of new plastic. About 40% of all plastics are used in packaging, according to the United Nations.