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."
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 is getting rid of paper straws. That’s (partly) a good thing, environmentalists say
This week, 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.
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.
Opinion
Trump’s order was the last straw – at least, the last paper one. We should rejoice
The second Trump administration has begun and Americans are lucky to be getting rid of the silliness that Biden gave us -- including the paper straw mandate. Nobody wants that.
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.
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.
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.
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
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Trump sucks the air out of paper straws with new ban. How the environmentally-friendly device has drawn so much ire
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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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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 ...