Trump, plastic straws

Trump misrepresents plastic impact on sharks in reversing course on straws
US President Donald Trump reversed a target set by his predecessor Joe Biden to eliminate plastic straws across government agencies by 2035 , rejecting claims that they are harmful to sharks. But scientists say there is well-documented evidence that pollution from these single-use items impacts sharks and all marine animals.
The Straw Wars: Why Donald Trump wants paper straws gone and plastic back
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning federal agencies from using paper straws. The order directs agencies to stop purchases of paper straws and calls for a strategy to phase them out nationwide.
Why does Donald Trump want to bring back plastic straws?
Mr Trump told reporters at the White House that “we’re going back to plastic straws” as he signed the executive order
Plastic straws have come to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Trump wants them to stay
Over the past decade, the plastic straw came to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Here's more about the larger fight over single-use plastics.
Bring back plastic bags like Trump did for straws, N.J. lawmaker says
Or plastic bag, for that matter. Just months away from New Jersey reaching three years of banning single-use plastic bags in most stores and paper bags nearly everywhere, one state lawmaker is taking aim at the law.
Trump’s attack on paper straws is mostly symbolic — but the plastics industry is celebrating
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 “forced use” of them,
Korea to 'review' plastic straw ban as U.S. turns its back on paper
The announcement follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order, signed earlier last week, that reversed the Biden administration's initiative to eliminate single-use pla
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The Plastic vs. Paper Straw Debate, Explained
The World Wildlife Fund has warned that straws—and other plastic waste—pose risks to animals if not properly disposed ...
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The plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Trump wants them to stay
Plastic straws are usually thrown away after one use, going on to litter beaches and waterways and potentially killing marine animals that mistake them for food. The straws are not recyclable ...
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'Back to plastic': Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones 'don't work'
As those materials break down in the environment, microplastics are turning up in the stomachs of fish, birds and other animals, as well as in human blood and tissue. Wrapped plastic straws are ...
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‘Back to plastic’: Trump pushes for plastic straws as he declares paper ones ‘don’t work’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use of paper straws ... birds and other animals, as well as in human blood and tissue. And plastic manufacturing ...