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

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

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

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 / ...

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 ...

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 or plastic? President Trump has joined the debate on straws. President Donald Trump will try to put an end to what he calls a "ridiculous push" for paper straws. "I will be signing an Executive ...

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