"WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is moving to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper straws “don’t work” and don’t last very long.
“It’s a ridiculous situation. We’re going back to plastic straws,” Trump said Monday as he signed an executive order to review federal purchasing policies that restrict plastic straws.
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 from all federal operations by 2035.
Trump declared President Joe Biden’s policy “DEAD!” in a social media post over the weekend."
Matthew Daly reports for the Associated Press February 10, 2025.
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