Trump, paper straws

Gulf of America? No paper straws? Trump makes his mark in ways big and small
President Donald Trump has declared war. On paper straws. “These things don’t work,” he complained from the Oval Office on Monday while asserting that U.S. policy now aims to end the use of the biodegradable sipping sticks.
Trump’s attack on paper straws is mostly symbolic — but the plastics industry is celebrating
This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Trump’s attack on paper straws is mostly symbolic — but the plastics industry is celebrating on Feb 18, 2025. "Each time I voted for you, it was because I knew you'd make things right and you'd fix the wrongs. I'm counting on you now to make this right too."
Trump is getting rid of paper straws. That’s (partly) a good thing, environmentalists say
President Donald Trump reversed course on a Biden administration environmental initiative that had eliminated single-use plastics like straws in federal buildings. The common alternative: paper straws.
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.
Trump Takes Aim at DEI in Procurement and…Paper Straws?
The Trump administration will no longer consider a business’s efforts in diversity, equity, and inclusion in the procurement process.
How does Trump’s ban on paper straws impact Mass.? Here’s what to know
Are paper straws here to stay? Here's how Donald Trump's new executive order for plastic straws applies to Massachusetts.
First pennies. Now Trump orders federal agencies to stop using paper straws
President Donald Trump signed an order to stop the federal use of paper straws and announced that he wants the government to exclusively use plastic.
Trump Isn’t (Totally) Wrong About Paper Straws
The presence of PFAS is concerning for two reasons: one, studies show that exposure to certain levels may lead to adverse health outcomes, though there are still a lot of unknowns, and two, it means that the paper product is not fully biodegradable because, as the name suggests, forever chemicals take a very long time to break down.
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 signed executive order against paper straws. Does that mean they’ll be banned in WA?
Washington state has a law prohibiting restaurants from automatically giving customers plastic utensils. Here’s how it will be impacted.
Bring back plastic bags like Trump did for straws, N.J. lawmaker says
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, one state lawmaker is taking aim at the law.
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Trump bans paper straws. These South Florida cities will have to find alternatives
President Trump issued an executive order to phase out paper straws nationwide. The move comes as paper straws, intended to replace plastic straws, face criticism for their effectiveness and ...
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Executive order on straws misses the larger crisis of plastic’s impact on human health
The executive order Trump signed will undercut the former administration’s 2022 initiative to phase out single-use plastics, including straws, containers and bottles, from federal buildings by 2032 ...
South Korea to reconsider using paper straws as global shift back to plastic gains momentum
Review will examine how much environmental impact paper and plastic straws carry throughout different stages of their life ...