Starbucks Joins Global Effort To Reduce Single-Use Plastics, Removes Straws For Sippy Cups In an ambitious move to reduce single-use plastics, Starbucks Singapore will be joining the brand’s global effort to eliminate single-use plastic straws from all stores by 2020. Source The global brand announced on Monday (9 Jul), that strawless lids and/or straws from other materials will be provided instead. We’re talking biodegradable paper straws as possible alternatives. Strawless lids in 28,000 stores worldwide If you thought that KFC’s recent move to join to no-plastic hype train was impressive, Starbucks’ effort is pretty swell too. Source They’ve managed to design a “strawless lid”, as a replacement for straws for all iced coffee, tea and espresso drinks. The lids have been received with thunderous support from US and Canadian Starbucks fans, after 8,000 stores have put them to the test for Draft Nitro and Cold Foam drinks. Source Yes, that’s the drink that’s like beer, with the cool foam. We can expect that this lid will soon come to Singapore in the form of a pilot, extended to China, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam. Huh, really no straws forever? Well, if you insist. Source Starbucks clarified that they will provide straws made […]
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