Trump, paper straws

Trump targets paper straw purchases by federal government — and won't stop there
An executive order from President Trump will negate a Biden initiative that required federal procurement offices to purchase paper straws in lieu of plastic.
Trump is getting rid of paper straws. That’s (partly) a good thing, environmentalists say
Jacobus and Nuñez say reusable straws are the best for the environment and the bottom line, but they’re unrealistic for large institutions like museums, national parks and hospitals. And while Trump’s executive order opens the door for plastic straws again, it could also open the floodgates to plastic plates, to-go containers and cups.
Trump vows to bring back plastic straws
In a social media post shared on his platform, Truth Social, Trump on Friday declared his intentions to rollback former President Joe Biden’s efforts to phase out plastic straw use across the federal government.
Trump signs executive order ending 'forced use of paper straws'
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ending the "procurement and forced use of paper straws," fulfilling a promise the president made last week.
Stuart's ban on plastic straws repealed just as Trump takes aim at paper straws
Stuart on Monday repealed a ban on the commercial use of plastic straws, citing health concerns with alternative straws. Trump's executive order ends "forced" use of paper straws in federal buildings and aims to develop a national effort to end the use of paper straws.
The Hill5d
Trump signs executive order restoring plastic straw use in government
adding that paper straws “don’t work.” The move comes after former President Biden set a goal of phasing out the government’s use of single-use plastics. At the time, the Biden White House ...
Palm Beach Post3d
Trump and plastic straws: What about Florida cities that only allow paper?
President Donald Trump is making his opinion known regarding the debate between paper ... straws within 45 days to alleviate the forced use of paper straws nationwide, according to the White ...
Washington Times8d
The last straw from Trump: Out with paper, back to plastic
President Donald Trump announced that the federal government will go back to using plastic straws. “I will be signing an Executive Order next week ending the ridiculous Biden push for Paper ...
WTOP News4d
‘Back to plastic’: Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones ‘don’t work’
White House staff secretary Will Scharf, who presented the executive order to Trump, told him the push for paper straws has cost the government and private industry “an absolute ton of money and ...