Trump, Straws

Bring back plastic bags like Trump did for straws, N.J. lawmaker says
Apparently it might not have been the last straw. Or plastic bag, for that matter. Just months away from New Jersey reaching three years of banning single-use plastic bags in most stores and paper bags nearly everywhere,
What to Know About the History and Controversy Over Plastic and Paper Straws
Trump signed an Executive Order to end the use of paper straws. Here’s what to know about the history of plastic straws.
Plastic straws have come to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Trump wants them to stay
Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Here's more about the larger fight over single-use plastics.
Trump brings back plastic straws, says paper straws ‘explode’: What to know
What to know about President Donald Trump’s executive order encouraging the federal government and consumers to buy plastic drinking straws.
‘Back to plastic': Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones ‘don’t work’
President Donald Trump says he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very long.
Trump wants plastic straws back; what does it mean for NJ, other states with bans?
President Donald Trump moves to lift ban on plastic straws. New Jersey, New York among states with plastic straw bans in effect.
Trump and plastic straws: What about Florida cities that only allow paper?
President Donald Trump signed an order this week to phase out paper straws in federal agencies. Will Florida cities be impacted? What to know
The last (paper) straw? Central Mass. reacts to Trump's push for plastic
Moving away from single-use plastics, including straws, had been the policy of President Joe Biden’s administration. It cited harmful environmental impacts when they end up in landfills and oceans. Plus the fossil fuels used in the production of plastics send heat-trapping greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere.
Trump’s attack on paper straws is mostly symbolic — but the plastics industry is celebrating
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to end the federal procurement of paper straws. The order, which claims that paper straws are “nonfunctional” and says it wants to end the “forced use” of them,
Korea to 'review' plastic straw ban as U.S. turns its back on paper
The announcement follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order, signed earlier last week, that reversed the Biden administration's initiative to eliminate single-use pla
The solution to the plastic straw debate is hiding in plain sight
Trump signed an executive order this week in favor of plastic straws over paper ones. As the debate rages on, here’s why you ...
Trump signs executive order reversing Biden’s plastic straw ban
Then-President Joe Biden had vowed in July of 2024 to ‘phase out’ plastics in federal food service, with the end of ...
The plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Trump wants them to stay
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper ...
From pennies to plastic straws, Trump takes aim at pet peeves
Trump has made sweeping changes — attempting to remake the federal workforce and implementing new tariffs, among others — but ...
DOGE, plastic straws, and tariffs: White House lists week four wins as Trump executes agenda
The White House is trying to ensure President Donald Trump‘s political and policy achievements are not overshadowed by what ...
How the President’s efforts to promote plastic straws will impact Hawaii
President Donald Trump expressed his distaste for biodegradable, paper straws earlier in the week by signing an executive ...
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Local business speaks about how President Trump’s plans to ban paper straws will affect them
President Donald Trump plans on banning the federal use of paper straws, allowing the use of plastic straws again in federal ...