McDonald’s is not the only chain looking towards sustainability. Coffee juggernaut Starbucks announced in July 2018 that it would commit to banning plastic straws in its stores worldwide by 2020.

The coffee company announced Monday that it will “phase out” plastic straws at its 28,000-plus global stores by 2020, a plan aimed at eliminating more than one billion straws a year.

McDonald's might be the latest fast-food restaurant to phase out straws. ... Coffee chain Starbucks has been rolling out a similar feature with its lids for the past three years.

Yet, it is 2023, and the coffee giant only sells 1.6% of their drinks in non-disposable cups or mugs. We can find the paper straw moral license in places like McDonald’s too. Ironically, their paper ...

Like Szechuan Sauce, the Big N’ Tasty and the McRib, straws at McDonald’s might soon become a relic of fast-food chain's past. McDonald’s first confirmed the use of its new strawless lids on ...