Trump reverses Biden's environmental policy on plastic straws
Donald Trump has announced that next week he will sign an executive order cancelling the plan of former U.S. President Joe Biden, which aimed to phase out plastic straws by 2027. "Back to plastic!" declared the U.S. President on social media.
Donald Trump stated on the social media platform Truth Social that he intends to bring back plastic straws, which the Biden administration planned to phase out by 2027. Democrats backed the promotion of paper straws, citing environmental concerns.
The war on plastic straws in the USA
The debate over the material of drinking straws is just part of a broader discussion about single-use plastics. The Biden administration, in its report, also highlighted the necessity to tighten regulations on plastic production. Trump intends to completely move away from this approach.
I will be signing an Executive Order next week ending the ridiculous Biden push for Paper Straws, which work. BACK TO PLASTIC! - wrote Trump on his profile.
Trump against the climate change agreement
Biden's plan was part of a broader cultural shift influencing entire industries to abandon plastic in favour of more ecological solutions. The change in leadership in the USA signifies abandoning this vision. At the beginning of his second term, Trump decided to withdraw the USA from the Paris Agreement on climate.
