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    Factbox-Trump Pushes for Use of Plastic Straws in Us, Defies Global Trend of Countries Imposing a Ban

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    Posted on February 11, 2025

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    Last updated: January 26, 2026

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    Trump's executive order encourages plastic straw use, opposing global bans on single-use plastics, reversing prior environmental policies.

    Factbox-Trump pushes for use of plastic straws in US, defies global trend of ...

    President Donald Trump in a new executive order inked on Monday encouraged the U.S. government and consumers to purchase plastic drinking straws at a time when several countries have issued a ban on non-biodegradable single-use plastics.

    The new order backtracks on Biden administration's efforts to lower consumption of such plastics, which damage ecosystems and contaminate food supplies, as well as a policy to end the use of all single-use plastic products on federal lands by 2032.

    Following is the list of countries that have imposed bans on single-use plastics after the United Nations on World Environment Day in 2018, called for "biggest-ever worldwide cleanup" of plastic pollution:

    Country
    Date of ban announcement
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    Nigeria
    June 26, 2024
    Nigeria's ban on single-use plastics, which was announced and started with government offices last year, expanded nation-wide in January.
    India
    July 1, 2022
    India imposed a ban on single-use plastics on items ranging from straws to cigarette packs.
    Chile
    February 2022
    Chile phases out use of plastic cups, straws, takeout container, and more after a law regulating the single-use plastics enters into force.
    France
    2021
    France banned plastic straws, cups, cutlery and styrofoam takeaway boxes from 2021.
    England
    October 1, 2020
    England's ban on supplying plastic straws, stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds was imposed in 2020.
    Kenya
    June 2020
    Kenya imposed toughest laws against plastic bags in 2017. It announced ban on plastic items including straws, as per Associated Press.
    Bangladesh
    January 2020
    Bangladesh's High Court ordered the government to ban single-use plastics in coastal areas, hotels and restaurants.
    China
    2020
    China unveiled its plans to ban use of plastics, including single-use straws by the end of 2020, according to BBC News.
    Vancouver, Canada
    November 28, 2019
    Vancouver was one of the first major Canadian cities to enact a wide-reaching ban on the use of plastic straws and bags. It was imposed from April 2020.
    Seattle, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, United States
    2019
    Some cities in the U.S. had proposed or enacted plastic straw bans and restrictions.
    Tanzania
    July 2019
    Tanzania banned single-use plastics.
    Taiwan
    July 2019
    Taiwan initiated its first stage ban on single-use plastic straws, as per Taiwan News.
    Queensland, Australia
    July 2018
    A few Australian states including Queensland banned the use of single-use plastics which further added plastic straws, according to Queensland government's website.

    Source: Media reports

    (Reporting by Anuja Bharat Mistry in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona)

    Key Takeaways

    • •Trump signs order promoting plastic straw use in the US.
    • •Reverses Biden's efforts to reduce single-use plastics.
    • •Global trend shows countries banning single-use plastics.
    • •Environmental concerns over plastic pollution persist.
    • •List of countries with plastic bans provided.

    Frequently Asked Questions about Factbox-Trump pushes for use of plastic straws in US, defies global trend of countries imposing a ban

    1What did Trump's executive order encourage?

    Trump's executive order encouraged the U.S. government and consumers to purchase plastic drinking straws.

    2How does this order relate to previous policies?

    The new order backtracks on the Biden administration's efforts to reduce plastic consumption and end the use of single-use plastics.

    3What global trend is being defied by this order?

    The order defies the global trend of countries imposing bans on single-use plastics, which have been implemented to protect ecosystems.

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