Always seemed like greenwashing to care about the straw in the drink that’s on a plastic cup with a plastic lid from the beans shipped in a plastic bag and render the experience of trying to drink it as tedious as possible.
They were generally made from PP which is widely recycled as a material.
They are also commonly littered and as they don't break down in the environment led the not only being unsightly but also clogging up waterways and direct damage to wildlife. Paper straws can still be littered, but break down so don't cause the same physical problems in the longer term.