Donald Trump vows to ‘go back to plastic’ by ditching paper straw Donald Trump plans to end what he calls the ‘the ridiculous Biden push for paper straws‘.
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he will issue an executive order to end the Biden administration's campaign to embrace the use of eco-friendly paper straws in the federal government.
(Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)] Trump previously criticised efforts to ban plastic straws – which are not recyclable – and introduce environmentally friendlier paper alternatives during his 2020 campaign trail.
Responding to Trump’s post, several people said they use metal straws instead of plastic or paper versions.
Writing on Truth Social, the US president vowed to go ‘back to plastic’, by signing an executive order that cancels the Democrats’ initiative to phase out single-use plastics within government departments, including straws.
