McDonald's will replace plastic straws with paper ones in all its UK and Ireland restaurants, starting from September.
It is the latest company to opt out of some single-use plastic products which can take hundreds of years to decompose if not recycled.
The restaurant chain uses 1.8 million straws a day in the UK.
"Reflecting the broader public debate, our customers told us they wanted to see a move on straws," the firm said.
This decision follows a successful trial in selected restaurants earlier this year. The move to paper straws will be completed next year.
bbc.com
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June 15, 2018 - 23:46
Is this going to be like paper cups where the plastic lining make them not recyclable anyway?
June 16, 2018 - 00:22
Do the paper cups have a plastic lining? I always thought it was wax.
June 16, 2018 - 00:22
Most cups have a polyethylene coating on the inside. The paper breaks down in a few months, the rest becomes microplastic to leach into a river.
Newer cups coated with polylactide (PLA) degrade in about a year. But they're half a cent more expensive and aren't used.
June 16, 2018 - 00:23
And this is why human beings are garbage.
June 16, 2018 - 00:23
but at least we are Biodegradable.
June 16, 2018 - 00:23
failed state failed state failed state failed state
June 17, 2018 - 12:41
Depends what surgery you got and what jobs you had in your life. Might as well turn you into hazardous material.
June 17, 2018 - 13:11
Google words you don't know before you try to spell them, Cletus
June 17, 2018 - 14:57
It's almost as if they are required to by law to syop using plastic straws. Nice corporate propaganda you got there.
June 17, 2018 - 15:12
We call it unwanted material now. New guidelines.
June 17, 2018 - 15:41
I take it the R-E-C-Y-C-L-E RECYCLE!!! bullshit they've been selling for decades isn't working?
June 17, 2018 - 16:39
Just when you think the UK can't fall any further…
June 17, 2018 - 17:42
shaddup, I want to feel good, that's whats important
June 17, 2018 - 18:06
How about they ditch diabetes instead?
June 18, 2018 - 00:57
Plastic straws can be melted down and reforged into sharp blades, and then tied to wooden broom handles, and made into ultra-sharp pikes. Gotta be careful, so McDonalds Corporation is doing the right thing.
June 18, 2018 - 08:32
Is this a joke post or unironic?
June 18, 2018 - 11:32
the straws turning the frogs gay
June 23, 2018 - 01:21
