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‘BACK TO PLASTIC’: Trump Vows to Keep the Government on Plastic Straws
The move would run counter to a Biden administration push to cut back on single-use plastic, which was considered a milestone.
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- Feb. 7, 2025, 1:11 p.m. ET
“I will be signing an Executive Order next week ending the ridiculous Biden push for Paper Straws, which don’t work,” Mr. Trump posted on his Truth Social site.
Last year, the Biden administration ordered a phaseout of single-use plastic from the federal government’s food service operations, events and packaging by 2027, and from all other federal operations by 2035.