{"id":2400527,"date":"2025-02-07T19:56:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T00:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/back-to-plastic-president-trump-bucks-bidens-paper-straws-with-executive-order\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T19:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T00:59:00","slug":"back-to-plastic-president-trump-bucks-bidens-paper-straws-with-executive-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/back-to-plastic-president-trump-bucks-bidens-paper-straws-with-executive-order\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;BACK TO PLASTIC&#8217;: President Trump Bucks Biden&#8217;s Paper Straws with Executive Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fback-to-plastic-president-trump-bucks-bidens-paper-straws-with-executive-order%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2400527&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a\u200c recent proclamation, President \u200cDonald\u2063 trump stated \u2063he would sign an \u200dExecutive Order\u200c to reverse a \u2064directive from former President \u200cJoe Biden that aimed to eliminate the use of plastic\u2063 straws in \u2062favor of \u2063paper alternatives. Trump criticized paper straws, claiming\u200d they are ineffective \u2062and frequently\u200d enough\u200b disintegrate\u2063 while in use. His executive action follows\u200c Biden&#8217;s July 2024 initiative to reduce single-use plastics in federal operations by 2035, which \u200dincluded banning plastic straws. <\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s uncertain how Trump&#8217;s order will influence private companies&#8217; choices on straw materials, such actions may encourage shifts away\u2063 from paper straws, which have been found to contain harmful \u200dchemicals called PFAS.These chemicals are linked to various health risks, unlike plastic \u2064straws, which do not have \u200csuch contamination. \u2062Trump&#8217;s \u2063past campaigns even \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">included selling branded plastic straws<\/a>, emphasizing his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-n-half-a-million-people-have-fled-ukraine-since-russian-invasion\/\" title=\"U.N.: Half a Million People Have Fled Ukraine Since Russian Invasion\">long-standing opposition<\/a> to paper alternatives. the debate continues about\u200d the practicality and \u200benvironmental impact\u2062 of plastic versus \u200bpaper\u2064 straws.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In another move toward common sense, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will be taking action next week to reverse former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s directive to end the use of plastic straws.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will be signing an Executive Order next week ending the ridiculous Biden push for Paper Straws, which don&rsquo;t work,&rdquo; Trump posted on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;BACK TO PLASTIC!&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fT2wFwfU0A\">pic.twitter.com\/fT2wFwfU0A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1887916067491574108?\">February 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In July 2024, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-look-trumps-face-learns-joe-biden-signed-hollywood-talent-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> administration <a href=\"https:\/\/bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/07\/19\/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-releases-new-strategy-to-tackle-plastic-pollution-takes-action-to-reduce-single-use-plastics-in-federal-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> &ldquo;a new goal to phase out federal procurement of single-use plastics from food service operations, events, and packaging by 2027, and from all federal operations by 2035.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That of course would include plastic straws.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s executive order will presumably rescind the Biden directive.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not clear what the president can do to stop private companies from choosing to use paper straws, but like his order to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/notoriously-woke-target-announces-dei-rollback-just-days-trumps-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">end diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/a> policies in the federal government and to prevent men from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/promise-kept-trump-signs-executive-order-banning-men-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">participating in women&rsquo;s sports<\/a>, his push can have a spillover effect into the private sector.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s opposition to paper straws has been consistent.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, he had some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-campaign-sold-200k-branded-plastic-straws-liberal-straws-dont-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fun with the topic<\/a> at a campaign rally.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They want to ban straws. Has anybody ever tried those paper straws? They&rsquo;re not working too good,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;It disintegrates as you drink it, and if you have a nice tie like this tie, this would have no chance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LZJ76vpl-tI?si=WvvGRUDu1y7PWxOI&amp;start=53\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>His campaign actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-campaign-sold-200k-branded-plastic-straws-liberal-straws-dont-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raised money<\/a> selling Trump-branded straws during the race.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I thought it was a joke, but it&rsquo;s true&hellip;the Trump campaign is selling plastic straws.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Liberal paper straws don&rsquo;t work.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6PIgsELCAk\">pic.twitter.com\/6PIgsELCAk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yashar Ali &#128024; (@yashar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yashar\/status\/1152036339283443712?\">July 19, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Obviously, there is no denying that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/first-plastic-straws-now-lib-state-moves-ban-single-use-cups-chain-restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plastic straws<\/a> do end up littering the land and oceans, and unlike paper straws, they are not biodegradable.<\/p>\n<p>But the downside to paper straws are the chemicals often used to treat them to make them water resistant enough to work at least for a short time. The chemicals are both toxic environmentally and can end up in the user&rsquo;s bloodstream.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2023\/08\/28\/paper-straws-worse-than-plastic-pfas-study\/70702090007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> reported in August 2023 that paper straws contain &ldquo;forever chemicals&rdquo; called PFAS, which stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/pfas\/our-current-understanding-human-health-and-environmental-risks-pfas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environmental Protection Agency<\/a>, PFAS have been linked to increased risks of some cancers, including prostate, kidney, and testicular, as well as decreased fertility in women, developmental delays in children, interference in the body&rsquo;s natural hormones, and increased cholesterol levels.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/environmental-contaminants-food\/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food and Drug Administration<\/a> approves the use of PFAS in limited amounts. They are found in cleaning products, cookware, food packaging, and food processing equipment.<\/p>\n<p>A 2021 study found the presence of 21 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-massachusetts-governor-signs-law-phasing-toxic-pfas-firefighters-gear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PFAS<\/a> in paper and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turns-out-paper-straws-are-bad-for-you-and-the-planet\/\" title=\"... are harmful to both your health and the environment.\">plant-based straws<\/a>, but no measurable amounts in the plastic straws tested, according to USA Today.<\/p>\n<p>The study looked at 43 brands of straws &mdash; five plastic, 29 paper, nine other plant-based &mdash; for the presence of 53 types of PFAS.<\/p>\n<p>On balance, it seems the use of plastic straws is the common-sense choice.<\/p>\n<p>They actually work, they are safer, and best of all, they are not woke.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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