McDonald’s Straws May Become Thing Of The Past
McDonald’s shareholders will decide whether to eliminate drinking straws in an effort to reduce trash. Plastic Straws are difficult to recycle, so paper straws, or no straws at all, have…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JANUARY 30: In this photo illustration, advertising for the McDonald’s dollar menu is displayed on a cup on January 30, 2018 in San Francisco, California. McDonald’s reported better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings with global same-store sales growing at the fastest pace in six years. Fourth quarter net income dropped 41 percent to $698.7 million, or 87 cents per share, compared to $1.19 billion, or $1.44 per share one year ago. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesMcDonald's shareholders will decide whether to eliminate drinking straws in an effort to reduce trash.
Plastic Straws are difficult to recycle, so paper straws, or no straws at all, have been considered as alternatives.
McDonald's has been working on reducing waste and increasing recycling.
An online petition collected over 480,000 names asking McDonald's to eliminate plastic straws.
Other companies to cut back on plastics include Alaska Airlines, which eliminated plastic drink stirrers. In the U.K., McDonald's is trying a switch to paper straws.
