“Return to plastic”. Donald Trump announces the withdrawal of Joe Biden's decision

“Return to Plastic” – Trump announced on his Social social networking site.

He also wrote: “Next week I will sign an executive regulation ending the absurd biden proposal regarding paper straws that do not work.”

Last year, the Biden administration ordered Withdrawal of disposable plastic from the federal government in the field of gastronomic services, events and packaging by 2027. and from all other federal operations until 2035, “New York Times said.

He added that it is not clear whether Trump plans to cancel all these changes, or whether he focused only on restoring plastic straws. The White House did not answer “NYT” at the request for clarification.

In the 83-page report issued by the Biden administration, the provisions on the production of plastics were also called to tighten the provisions on the production of plastics.

The dispute over straws and other disposable plastics is a microcosm of a broader debate on whether the federal government should reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The report shows that over 90 percent of plastics come from fossil fuels, which during combustion release large amounts of carbon dioxide and drive climate change Politico said.

The explosion of the world production of plastics in recent decades has increased the fears of democrats as to possible consequences for the climate.

“Combating pollutants with plastics and related effects will require unprecedented actions at every stage of the life cycle of plastics – from stopping pollution from petrochemical production, which poisons community and causes climate change, through the reorientation of infrastructure to ensure radical growth of recycling and re -use , after investing in innovative materials that will replace the ubiquitous use of plastics in our society, “Brenda Mallory, chairwoman of the Council for the Quality of the White House environment, and Ali Zaidi, the then domestic White House adviser at the time of climate, wrote in our society.

According to estimates of the organization of economic cooperation and development, plastic consumption has increased four times in the last 30 years to over 400 million tons per year. Experts estimate that the equivalent of one plastic garbage truck every minute around the world. Recycling is hardly keeping up with changes: it is estimated to Only 9 percent of plastic waste produced around the world are recycled – New York Times said.