US President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order to end the “procurement and forced use of paper straws.” Such straws are no longer available in federal buildings, and the order requires the development of a "National Strategy to End the Use of Paper Straws within 45 days."The introduction of plastic straws is not just about convenience but about the “dismantling of major policies that support innovation and tackle environmental damage caused by big business,” Sian Sutherland, the cofounder and chief changemaker at A Plastic Planet, tells Packaging Insights.
