Trump says he’s bringing back plastic straws in new executive order
Trump says he’s bringing back plastic straws in new executive order
The Biden administration had moved to remove harmful single-use plastics from federal operations
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If you ranked every decision he's ever made as President, this might actually be the best thing he has ever done.
*worst.
It’s bad for the environment.
Apologies if you’re being sarcastic.
They didn't say good. They said best. Everything else has been astronomically worse.
Getting rid of plastic straws, but not plastic cups is honestly just greenwash theater.
Totally misinterpreted it, thank you. The lids too. The paper cups aren’t recyclable either…I mean the Starbucks paper cup type.
Even with the liners, they are biodegradable or burnable and can be sourced from renewable timber. You could also use recyclable aluminum cups like the ones Ball sells.
Half sarcastic. This ranks as one of the least harmful things he's ever done, by far. Mostly because everything else he does is so fucking harmful.
But also, since we're on the subject: plastic straws don't have a significant impact on the environment. I'm not saying plastic isn't bad for the environment, but straws are a rounding error. A single pair of sneakers introduces more plastic into the environment than a lifetime of straws.
The crusade against plastic straws has always been pure virtue signaling. It pisses some people off, makes some people feel good about themselves, and has no measurable impact on the environment.
What Trump is doing is the opposite of virtue signaling. Vice signaling, I guess. But compared to the Gitmo concentration camps, it almost feels like I'm reading good news.
IMO we need to ban plastic from anything that can be easily replaced without plastic. Even though it may be a rounding error, it's something that should be simple to say no to and to correct.
When they come up with a good replacement for plastic straws, definitely. Again, I'm not in any way trying to say plastic isn't bad for the environment.
I carry a metal spork and metal straw in my edc to avoid using plastic ones. Not for everyone, but I like to think it does a little bit of good.
Both paper and plastic straws contain PFAS, which is unbelievably harmful to your health and the environment. The good alternative is to get a metal straw.
Yeah, someone else pointed out what you meant, too. But yeah I agree with you.