Stone received the patent for his paper straws on January 3, 1888. Within a couple of years, Stone’s factory was producing more straws than cigarette holders.

“He started at Stone Straw when I was about 5 years old, and throughout my childhood, the sport coats that my father wore to work would smell like the resin used in the plant to seal the paper ...

In the 1890s, Stone Straw was said to be the largest private concern in the city, employing about 400 “girls” in a plant on Ninth Street NW, near Pennsylvania Avenue.

Bartenders sound off on the pros and cons of paper straws—plus metal, hay, ... Aardvark crafts its straws based on the original formula first patented by paper-straw inventor Marvin Stone in 1888.

The modern drinking straw was invented by American inventor Marvin C. Stone in 1888, ... The paper straw didn’t regain prominence until plastic straws were pushed aside for environmental concerns.

They’re grasping for straws. Devout paper straw enthusiasts are speaking out as public opinion about the environmentally friendly sipper shifts to favor plastic. Last month, President Donald ...

Sales at Fort Wayne paper-straw manufacturer Aardvark are skyrocketing amid a perfect storm of social media outrage, consumer demand, and legislative action against the ubiquitous plastic straw.

Paper straws might not be the “eco-friendly” drinking tube they’ve been promoted to be: Belgian researchers found that these so-called “green” utensils are toxic and therefore ...

If you're concerned about your exposure to forever chemicals, you may want to ditch your paper straw. In 2023, researchers from the University of Antwerp, Belgium, published a study in the journal ...