‘BACK TO PLASTIC!’: Why Trump is coming after paper straws again
- Posted on February 7, 2025
- By Washington Post
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‘BACK TO PLASTIC!’: Why Trump is coming after paper straws again
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President Trump vowed to sign an executive order ending a Biden-era effort to phase out single-use plastics — including straws — across the government by 2027.