14 Feb 2025
🥤Executive Order 14208
Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws
Summary
Executive Order 14208 initiates the cessation of paper straw use within federal agencies, citing health concerns and economic inefficiencies associated with paper straws compared to plastic alternatives. It revokes earlier directives promoting paper straws and outlines a strategy to eliminate policies favoring them, signaling a regulatory shift impacting procurement practices nationwide.
Agencies
- Executive Office of the President
Business Impact
$$ - Med
The order mandates federal agencies to end procurement of paper straws and reverse policies disfavoring plastic straws. This impacts businesses supplying straws and related products as it indicates a shift back towards plastic alternatives, potentially altering market dynamics.