Donald Trump says bringing back plastic straws is fine because sharks can eat them
I wonder what Attenborough would make to that statement? President Donald Trump has defended his decision to scrap paper straws and return to plastic, claiming it won’t harm the environment as sharks can eat them. The US signed an order reversing the Biden administration’s push away from single-use plastics in government facilities. Trump’s predecessor signed […]
1 year ago
Aldi to remove 4.5 million plastic straws annually with move to recyclable paper
This is as part of a crackdown on single-use plastics. Supermarket chain Aldi is introducing new, fully recyclable paper straws across its own-label kids smoothies and orange and apple juice cartons, becoming the first supermarket in Ireland to do so. The move will see more than 4.5 million single-use plastic straws removed from Aldi’s 145 […]
5 years ago
Starbucks to eliminate plastic straws from all 28,000 stores around the globe
Starbucks will be removing all unrecyclable plastic straws by 2022 As part of a $10 million (€8.5 million) commitment to develop a fully compostable and recyclable cup solution, coffee giant Starbucks has announced that it will be replacing all plastic straws for their drinks with a new strawless lid or alternative-material straws. The move will […]
8 years ago
This question about straws is driving the internet insane
As controversial a question as ‘what colour is this dress?’ One in three people believe a straw has two holes… Yeah, slow down on the exciting facts. It’s still early. How many holes does a straw have, though? It’s one of those questions that will usually only appear in one of two places; an episode […]
8 years ago