Donald Trump signed his *long-awaited* "ban" on paper straws on Tuesday. "So we're going back to plastic straws," he said.

Trump signed an Executive Order to end the use of paper straws. Here’s what to know about the history of plastic straws.

Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade.

President Trump has signed an executive order decrying the "irrational campaign against plastic straws" and directing federal ...