1 day ago · Half a billion straws are used in the United States every day, according to a popular — but perhaps not the most scientific — estimate. The biggest buyer: the federal government, which buys ...

4 days ago · Paper straws are not the eco-friendly alternative they claim to be – studies have shown that producing paper straws can have a larger carbon footprint and require more water than plastic straws.

1 day ago · Additionally, paper straws sometimes come individually wrapped in plastic, undermining the environmental argument for their use. It is therefore the policy of the United States to end the use of paper straws. Sec. 2. Purchases of Paper Straws by the Federal Government. (a) The heads of executive departments and agencies (agencies) shall take ...

1 day ago · The executive order reverts the order that his second-term predecessor Joe Biden made that aimed to get rid of plastic straws by 2027 and phasing out all single use plastics by 2035. [2] President Trump has been against paper straws for a long time, his 2020 reelection campaign sold Trump-branded reusable plastic straws for $15 per pack of 10. [3]

3 days ago · A 2020 paper from researchers in Brazil found that plastic drinking straws have “better environmental performance” compared to paper and reusable alternatives, and a U.K. government study said ...

3 days ago · Paper straws sit on a bar in San Francisco in 2018. President Trump has signed an executive order decrying the "irrational campaign against plastic straws" and directing federal agencies to stop ...

4 days ago · The move by Trump — who has long railed against paper straws, and whose 2019 reelection campaign sold Trump-branded reusable plastic straws for $15 per pack of 10 — targets a Biden administration policy to phase out federal purchases of single-use plastics, including straws, from food service operations, events and packaging by 2027, and ...

5 days ago · Additionally, paper straws sometimes come individually wrapped in plastic, undermining the environmental argument for their use. It is therefore the policy of the United States to end the use of paper straws. Sec. 2. Purchases of Paper Straws by the Federal Government. (a) The heads of executive departments and agencies (agencies) shall take ...

Feb 7, 2025 · The red straws labeled with the word Trump were launched as an alternative to "liberal" paper straws. "Liberal paper straws don't work," Trump's site said in 2019. "Stand with President Trump and ...

Feb 7, 2025 · Trump, in a post on Truth Social Friday, said he will issue an executive order that rolls back efforts made by former President Joe Biden's administration for the federal government to embrace more...