President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to end the federal procurement of paper straws. The order, which claims that paper straws are “nonfunctional” and says it wants to end the ...

Paper straws are displayed at the Bar & Restaurant Expo and World Tea Expo in Las Vegas on March 29, 2023. - David Becker/Getty Images Half a billion straws are used in the United States every day, ...

Paper or plastic? President Trump has joined the debate on straws. President Donald Trump will try to put an end to what he calls a "ridiculous push" for paper straws. "I will be signing an Executive ...

President Donald Trump took to social media on Friday regarding his plans to ban paper straws, prompting questions on whether biodegradable straws are worse for human health and the environment than ...

On February 10, 2025, President Trump authorized Executive Order 14208 (E.O. 14208) revising United States federal policy on paper straw use. E.O. 14208 specifically called on the federal government ...

Trump signed an executive order forbidding the federal government to purchase paper straws. He’s also tasking the executive branch with developing a “National Strategy to End the Use of Paper Straws” ...

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 more ...