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Plastic straws may soon be a thing of the past with the Golden Arch.according to Restaurant businessMcDonald’s is testing straw-less lids in select U.S. markets, including Minneapolis. openings appear. They have been compared to children’s sippy cups.
McDonald’s actually began phasing out plastic straws in favor of paper straws in 2018. Customers in the UK complained that paper straws were difficult to use. In addition, paper straws were supposed to save the planet but could not be recycled. Ironically, the plastic ones do.
Eliminating single-use plastic is still a good idea, as much of it ends up in the ocean. As of the end of 2020, McDonald’s said 25% of his restaurants in its 30 largest markets were offering customers recycled his packaging. The company has pledged to recycle food and beverage packaging in his 100% of its restaurants by the end of 2025. This strawless lid test alone is expected to save 400 tons of plastic waste annually, even though the lid itself is made of plastic. plastic.
This plan may work. McDonald’s has successfully tested straw-free lids in other countries, including China. In 2018, Starbucks pledged to ban plastic straws in its stores worldwide by 2020. This coffee he chain introduced its own straw-free recyclable lids in the US and Canada.
Strawless lid reviews are mixed. today We shared a few tweets from McDonald’s customers.
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