President Trump has signed an executive order that would continue downsizing the federal workforce. Protesters rally in support of government workers.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday, Feb. 10, encouraging the U.S. government and public to go back to using plastic straws following the Biden Administration’s push to phase out the single-use plastics.

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 found forever chemicals known as PFAS to be present in paper, bamboo, glass and plastic straws, but not stainless steel ones, according to a 2023 study.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper straws “don’t work” and don’t last very long.

President Trump is bringing back plastic straws, reversing a Biden-era move to phase out single-use plastics. Now, straw manufacturers are preparing for the shift.

President Donald Trump on Monday (February 10) signed an executive order aimed at encouraging the U.S. government and consumers to buy plastic drinking straws, pushing back efforts by his predecessor to phase out single-use plastics and tackle waste.