President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would sign an executive order next week ending the federal government’s “ridiculous” push for paper straws.
Last year, the Biden administration announced that it would “phase out” single-use plastic utensils such as cutlery, cups, and straws across federal departments. The move was part of President Joe Biden’s “ambitious actions … to end plastic pollution,” the New York Post reported. In a Truth Social post on Friday morning, Trump said the U.S. government would again use plastic straws.
“I will be signing an Executive Order next week ending the ridiculous Biden push for Paper Straws, which don’t work. BACK TO PLASTIC!” the president wrote.
In recent years, some restaurants, cafes, and coffee shops have begun using paper straws instead of plastic in the name of saving the environment. A Belgian study published in…
