Drinking straw

Turns Out McDonald's Is Binning (Not Recycling) Its Paper Straws

The fast food giant switched from plastic straws last year.
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Portsmouth Plans To Open Its First Plastic-Free Supermarket – Here's How To Get Involved

“We see the effects of plastic pollution every day on the beaches."
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From Dead Seals To Plastic Straws: My Life As A Disabled Eco Activist

As an ageing punk, I find it sad and absurd that we’ve learnt so little in the last 40 years.
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35,000-Strong Petition To Bring Back McDonald's Plastic Straws Sparks Backlash

'There’s worse shit going on in the world than a bit of trouble sucking up a milkshake!'
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We Need To Start Thinking About Paper Receipts In The Same Way As We Do Plastic Straws - Here’s Why

Everyone understands that plastic is bad, but no one has realised that the same chemicals used in single-use plastics (like straws) are also used in receipts.
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Sydney Snorkelers Tackling Plastic Pollution One Straw At A Time

Sydney resident Harriet Spark knew something had to be done when she came a cross an octopus clutching plastic straws in her local bay of Manly Cove. She started Operation Straw, which brings together regular beachgoers, or in this case "strawklers", who scour the seabed looking for discarded straws, bag and finishing lines.
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We Need To Channel The Public's Outrage About Plastic Pollution Into Real Solutions For Climate Change

While plastic pollution continues to fuel public anger, another more menacing threat to all life on earth brews overhead – climate change
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McDonalds Bans Plastic Straws

McDonalds has become the latest company to opt out of providing the single-use product. Restaurants in the UK and Ireland will replace plastic with paper straws from September.
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McDonald's Will Ditch Plastic Straws Later This Year

The chain uses 1.8 million straws a day in the UK.
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