The race to ban plastic straws is on in earnest and is an initiative with wings, with brands and municipalities jumping on board.
Starbucks announced earlier this month its plan to phase out single-use plastic straws by 2020, replacing them with a lid where straws are unnecessary. In September, Burger King U.K. will use biodegradable straws in its restaurants and stateside, Alaska Airlines is beginning to end the distribution of plastic stirrers and citrus picks. The airline used 22 billion last year and its home, Seattle, became the first
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