McDonald’s soft drink paper cup in hand on blurry McDonald’s (Dreamstine/TNS)
Milkshakes, Thick Shakes and soft drinks will be slurped through paper straws at McDonalds very soon, because the fast food chain has just announced they are ditching the plastic straw!
McDonald’s Australia has committed to phasing out plastic straws by 2020, instead opting for alternatives made out of biodegradable paper.
The environmentally friendly paper alternative will be trialed in two stores from August before being initiated in all 970 stores around the nation.
Eliminating plastic straws, as Starbucks, Aramark Corp., Marriott and many others are doing, may not save the world. But having a mindset of sustainability and responsibility does make a world of difference, especially when it involves giant corporations and businesses.
“As one of the world’s largest restaurant businesses, we know we have the responsibility and opportunity to make significant change,” McDonald’s Australia supply chain director Robert Sexton said. “Together with the global business, we have been working for some time to find appropriate alternatives. We know plastic straws is a topic our customers are passionate about and we will find a viable solution.”