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Trump signs order on plastic drinking straws, says paper ones ‘explode’

Executive order targets Biden administration policy to phase out federal purchases of single-use plastics

Published: 5:30pm, 11 Feb 2025

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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on February 10, 2025, pushing for a return to plastic drinking straws. Trump said the impact of plastic straws on marine life was limited and that paper ones favoured by environmentalists “explode”. The order reversed a target set by his predecessor Joe Biden to eliminate single-use plastic utensils including straws across government agencies by 2035.