Trump says he will sign an executive order ending the federal government’s ‘ridiculous’ push for paper straws

Last year , the Biden administration announced that it would “phase out’s single-use plastic utensils such as cutlery, cups, and straws across federal departments.

In recent years , some restaurants, cafes, and coffee shops have begun using paper straws instead of plastic in the name of saving the environment.

A Belgian study published in 2023 showed that out of plastic, paper, glass, and bamboo straws, paper.