Trump Executive Order Rescinds Laws Regarding Paper Straws

By Matis Glenn:

Dissolving, foul tasting paper straws, required by some legal entities in recent years, will no longer be forced on the U.S., under an executive order signed Monday by President Donald Trump.

“An irrational campaign against plastic straws has resulted in major cities, States, and businesses banning the use or automatic inclusion of plastic straws with beverages,” the order begins. “Plastic straws are often replaced by paper straws, which are nonfunctional, use chemicals that may carry risks to human health, are more expensive to produce than plastic straws, and often force users to use multiple straws. Additionally, paper straws sometimes come individually wrapped in plastic, undermining the environmental argument for their use.

“It is therefore the policy of the United States to end the use of paper straws.”