Back in July of last year, Joe Biden introduced a policy to phase out federal procurement of single-use plastics, including straws, by 2027 and eliminate them from all federal operations by 2035.
This was a continuation of the trend of Biden’s handlers foisting Blue-State policies on the rest of the country, as the ban on plastic straw ban has hit a number of areas plagued by eco-activism.
For example, Washington, D.C. enacted a plastic straw ban in 2019, and then the Biden Department of Energy appointed an enforcer.
Warning letters in hand, Zach Rybarczyk patrolled the food court at Union Station, looking for offenders.Past Auntie Anne’s, past Johnny Rockets. At Lotus Express, a Chinese food joint, Rybarczyk peeled the wrapper from a red straw and bent the end — the telltale giveaway.Plastic.
Because this was such a good use of our resources.
Now plastic straws are on their way back.
President Trump said on Friday that he would stop a plan by the Biden administration to phase out plastic straws in favor of paper ones across the federal government, saying they don’t work and it’s “BACK TO PLASTIC.”“I will be signing an Executive Order next week ending the ridiculous Biden push for Paper Straws, which don’t work,” Mr. Trump posted on his Truth Social site….It was not clear whether Mr. Trump planned to call off that wider effort, or whether he was focused just on bringing back plastic straws. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for clarification.The U.S. government is considered the world’s biggest buyer of consumer goods, and its planned shift away from plastic had been considered a significant milestone in a global effort to tackle a plastics pollution crisis.
Of course, one has to ask how much of this “plastics pollution” crisis has been sponsored by USAID-funded NGOs.
Furthermore, here is a list of the most plastic-polluted rivers in the world.
What do they all have in common? Many things, but they aren’t our country, and our nation isn’t poisoning oceans with massive amounts of straws.
In making the announcement, Trump also noted how awful paper straws are to use.
“Crooked Joe’s MANDATE, ‘NO PLASTIC STRAWS, ONLY PAPER,’ IS DEAD! Enjoy your next drink without a straw that disgustingly dissolves in your mouth!!!” he wrote.Trump had made similar remarks of annoyance back in 2020 on the campaign trail, saying: “They want to ban straws. Has anyone tried those paper straws? They’re not working too good.“It disintegrates as you drink it.”
Personally, I had a lovely Lava Flow cocktail experience ruined by a paper straw. I. Will Never. Forget.
Apparently, millions of Americans feel the same way.
Now, I am just waiting for a Hawaiian Judge to stop action on that executive order.
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