YORK, ME ‒ A local ban on plastic straws, stir sticks, and utensils will take effect May 18, even as an executive order signed earlier this year by President Donald Trump takes aim at paper straws. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. YORK, Maine — The town's ban on plastic straws, stir sticks, and utensils will take effect May 18, even as an executive order ...

Rhode Island senators have voted to weaken a four-year-old ban on disposable plastic straws. The new bill would allow restaurants to offer plastic straws in self-service dispensers. The original law, ...

Donald Trump recently surprised the world again by signing an action to end what he describes as the “forced use” of paper straws. Although there is some merit in the argument the White House presents ...

County Council passed an ordinance 7 to 3 banning plastic bags and polystyrene containers on June 8. Businesses will have to ...

Seattle will become the first major city in the U.S. to enact a plastic straw and utensil ban on July 1. RELATED: Safeco Field beats city of Seattle to plastic straw ban The 5,000 permitted food ...