Trump’s executive order claims that paper straws use chemicals that may carry risks to human health are more expensive to produce than plastic straws. Researchers from the University of Antwerp ...

We’re going back to plastic straws,” Trump said as he signed an executive order to reverse federal purchasing policies that encourage paper straws and restrict plastic ones.

In a move overshadowed by the passage and signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, President Donald Trump on July 3 signed ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to review federal policies that restrict plastic straws.

President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very long. Instead he wants the government to exclusively move to plastic.

President Donald Trump on Friday said he plans to sign an executive order promoting plastic straws after his predecessor sought to phase out single-use plastics from government operations.

Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones ‘don’t work’ A large soft drink with a plastic straw from a McDonald's restaurant is shown in Surfside, Fla., May 24, 2018.

We’re going back to plastic straws,” Trump said as he signed an executive order to reverse federal purchasing policies that encourage paper straws and restrict plastic ones.