Starbucks to Stop Using Plastic Straws by 2020
On Monday, coffee giant Starbucks announced a phase out of plastic straws globally in its stores by 2020. The announcement came after months of pressure by more than 20 environmental organizations asking Starbucks to stop polluting the planet with single-use plastic. An online petition to Starbucks garnered more than 1 million signatures and was delivered at Starbucks’ annual shareholder meeting last March. The company said the move to eliminate plastic straws would remove more than one ...[READ MORE]