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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 signed an executive order to end use of paper straws. Will NC have to ban them?
It is therefore the policy of the United States to end the use of paper straws,” the action says. Here’s what it means for NC.
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.
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
Trump bans paper straws. These South Florida cities will have to find alternatives
President Trump signs order shifting U.S. back to plastic straws. Here are South Florida cities with paper straw bans.
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Trump is getting rid of paper straws. That’s (partly) a good thing, environmentalists say
The common alternative: paper straws. “We’re going back to plastic straws. (Paper straws) don’t work. They break. They explode If something’s hot. They don’t last very long, like a ...
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Plastic straws have come to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Trump wants them to stay
Straws might seem insignificant, inspiring jokes about the plastic vs. paper debate, but the plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis over the past decade. On Monday ...
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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 ...