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| Donald Trump signs order shifting US back towards plastic straws | Donald Trump signs order shifting US back towards plastic straws |
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| Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised the use of paper straws. | Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised the use of paper straws. |
| US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending a US government effort to replace plastic straws with paper. | US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending a US government effort to replace plastic straws with paper. |
| The order, which takes effect immediately, reverses a measure signed by former President Joe Biden, who had called plastic pollution a "crisis". | The order, which takes effect immediately, reverses a measure signed by former President Joe Biden, who had called plastic pollution a "crisis". |
| Last week, Trump - who sold branded plastic straws during his 2020 election campaign - said paper straws "don't work" and "disgustingly" dissolve in the mouths of consumers. | Last week, Trump - who sold branded plastic straws during his 2020 election campaign - said paper straws "don't work" and "disgustingly" dissolve in the mouths of consumers. |
| In 2024, Biden ordered a gradual end to US government purchases of plastic straws, as well as plastic cutlery and packaging. | In 2024, Biden ordered a gradual end to US government purchases of plastic straws, as well as plastic cutlery and packaging. |
| Trump's directive orders government agencies to stop buying paper straws and calls for a strategy to eliminate them nationwide. | Trump's directive orders government agencies to stop buying paper straws and calls for a strategy to eliminate them nationwide. |
| Watch: Moment Trump signs executive order against paper straws | Watch: Moment Trump signs executive order against paper straws |
| "We're going back to plastic straws," Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday. | "We're going back to plastic straws," Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday. |
| "These things don't work, I've had them many times, and on occasion, they break, they explode. If something's hot, they don't last very long, like a matter of minutes, sometimes a matter of seconds. It's a ridiculous situation," Trump said. | "These things don't work, I've had them many times, and on occasion, they break, they explode. If something's hot, they don't last very long, like a matter of minutes, sometimes a matter of seconds. It's a ridiculous situation," Trump said. |
| Trump straws: How the US president is using straws to beat liberals with | Trump straws: How the US president is using straws to beat liberals with |
| As part of a wider effort to target plastic pollution, the Biden administration last year announced that it would gradually phase out single-use plastics from food packaging, operations and events by 2027, and from all federal operations by 2035. | As part of a wider effort to target plastic pollution, the Biden administration last year announced that it would gradually phase out single-use plastics from food packaging, operations and events by 2027, and from all federal operations by 2035. |
| Trump has been a long-standing critic of paper straws. | Trump has been a long-standing critic of paper straws. |
| During his campaign to be re-elected president in 2020, which he ultimately lost, "Trump" branded plastic straws were sold - at $15 for a pack of 10 - as a replacement for what he called "liberal" paper straws. | During his campaign to be re-elected president in 2020, which he ultimately lost, "Trump" branded plastic straws were sold - at $15 for a pack of 10 - as a replacement for what he called "liberal" paper straws. |
| In total, the campaign reported nearly $500,000 from straw sales in the first few weeks alone. | |
| Some statistics place the number of disposable drinking straws used in the US at 500 million a day - although that figure is hotly disputed and the true total could be about half that. | Some statistics place the number of disposable drinking straws used in the US at 500 million a day - although that figure is hotly disputed and the true total could be about half that. |
| A number of US cities and states - including Seattle, Washington; California; Oregon; and New Jersey - have adopted rules that limit the use of plastic straws or require that businesses provide them only after being asked by customers. | A number of US cities and states - including Seattle, Washington; California; Oregon; and New Jersey - have adopted rules that limit the use of plastic straws or require that businesses provide them only after being asked by customers. |
| UN Environment Program statistics show that 460 million metric tonnes of plastic are produced every year, contributing to waste in the ocean and microplastics which can affect human health. | UN Environment Program statistics show that 460 million metric tonnes of plastic are produced every year, contributing to waste in the ocean and microplastics which can affect human health. |
| Some studies have shown that paper straws, however, contain significant amounts of "forever chemicals" such as polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. | Some studies have shown that paper straws, however, contain significant amounts of "forever chemicals" such as polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. |
| PFAS can stay in the environment for decades, contaminate water supplies and cause a variety of health issues. | PFAS can stay in the environment for decades, contaminate water supplies and cause a variety of health issues. |