Executive Order 14208: Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws

What the order contains

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• Sec. 1. Policy
• Sec. 2. Purchases of Paper Straws by the Federal Government
• Sec. 3. General Provisions

Section 1, quoted from the order

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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. 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.