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Executive Order
#14208 -- Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws (February 10, 2025:)
Highlights
This order directs federal agencies to cease the procurement and distribution of paper straws within federal facilities and to eliminate policies that disfavor plastic straws.
Key Compliance/Risk Cue
Federal contractors with existing long-term contracts supplying paper straws to government agencies with no contract exit clause short of force majeure (typically a very high bar to meet in courts) may be affected by this executive order.
Litigation Snapshot
No legal challenge as of June 25, 2025
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