Mirror photo by Cati Keith Small cartons of milk are a mainstay of school lunches, but with a nationwide shortage of those little containers, at least two area school districts are working on ...

Nippon Paper Industries Co. developed straw-free milk containers in 2020. The company in 2019 considered using paper-derived straws for the cartons, but that plan proved too expensive.

Senator Chuck Schumer, D-New York, is demanding the U.S. Department of Agriculture investigate the national milk carton shortage that is financially crippling New York dairy farmers and keeping milk ...