Public to get chance to weigh in on plastic vs. paper straws under proposed Trump administration rule [View all]
Source: ABC News/GMA
July 18, 2025, 5:40 PM
Members of the general public will have a chance to weigh in on the use of paper versus plastic straws as the federal government considers a new rule on the types of straws used by government contractors.
Under the rule proposed by the Trump administration, every federal government contractor -- including those serving military bases and veterans facilities -- would have to offer only straws that "have the strength and durability of plastic straws."
Government contractors would, under the rule, have to attest that they don't use paper straws in their business and promise not to penalize the use of plastic ones.
The proposed rule is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on July 21. Once it is published, the general public has 60 days to submit comments on the rule at Regulations.gov, the federal eRulemaking portal.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/public-chance-weigh-plastic-paper-straws-proposed-trump/story?id=123875519
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