Washington, Feb 11, 2025 (AFP) - 'Won't affect a shark': Trump signs order against paper straws

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2025-02-11

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday pushing for a return to plastic drinking straws, saying their impact on marine life was limited and that paper ones favored by environmentalists "explode." Republican Trump's order reverses a target set by his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden to eliminate single-use plastic utensils like straws across government agencies by 2035. "We're going back to plastic straws," Trump told reporters......

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