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Instead he wants the government to exclusively move to plastic. “It’s a ridiculous situation. We’re going back to plastic straws,” Trump said as he signed an executive order to reverse […] ...

While plastic straws have been blamed for polluting oceans and harming marine life, Trump said Monday that he thinks “it’s OK” to continue using them.

We’re going back to plastic straws,” Trump told White House reporters as he signed the order Monday. “These things don’t work,” he added, referring to paper straws.

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The plastic manufacturing industry applauded Trump’s move. “Straws are just the beginning,” Matt Seaholm, president and CEO of the Plastics Industry Association, said in a statement.

President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very long. Instead he wants the government to exclusively move to plastic.

While plastic straws have been blamed for polluting oceans and harming marine life, Trump said Monday that he thinks “it’s OK” to continue using them.