President Donald Trump issued an govt order Monday declaring that it’s “the coverage of the United States to finish the usage of paper straws.”
Former President Joe Biden’s administration, in an try and part out federal purchases of single-use plastics, introduced a plan in July 2024 to exchange plastics with reusable, compostable and extremely recyclable merchandise.
Trump’s order Monday acknowledged that paper straws “are nonfunctional, use chemical substances which will carry dangers to human well being, are dearer to supply than plastic straws, and infrequently pressure customers to make use of a number of straws.”
He additionally famous that paper straws are sometimes individually wrapped in plastic, which undermines the environmental argument for his or her use.
“It’s a ridiculous scenario. We’re going again to plastic straws,” Trump mentioned Monday as he signed the order.
The Biden coverage aimed to get plastic straws and different single-use plastics out of federal meals service operations, occasions and packaging by 2027, and from all federal operations by 2035.
Trump declared President Joe Biden’s coverage “DEAD!” in a social media submit over the weekend.
In his Monday order, he instructed company officers to cease shopping for paper straws and ensure paper straws are now not offered inside company buildings.
He additionally directed officers to create a nationwide technique to finish the usage of paper straws inside 45 days.
Information from The Associated Press was used on this report.