McDonald’s to Switch to Paper Straws in Britain as Country Turns Against Plastic

Gerald · 06-16-18, 02:52 AM

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LONDON — The queen has backed efforts to curb the use of plastics. The Church of England has encouraged a similar push. The British government plans to legislate to require it.
Increasingly, companies here in Britain and elsewhere are joining that campaign, too. On Friday, McDonald’s became the latest to do so. The fast food chain outlined plans to phase out plastic straws across its 1,361 restaurants in Britain, which currently use 1.8 million plastic straws a day, by the end of next year.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/15/b...ection%2Fworld

We waiting for the rest of the world in this inquiry.

Platapus · 06-16-18, 06:31 AM

Probably a good idea. I imagine that the average "lifespan" of
the use of a straw is about 5-10 minutes before being thrown away.

u crank · 06-16-18, 06:43 AM

I guess I'm old enough to remember when all straws were made of paper.

Jimbuna · 06-16-18, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by u crank

I guess I'm old enough to remember when all straws were made of paper.

Me too

em2nought · 06-16-18, 11:50 AM

No plastic for Lent? Sneaky Church of England just looking for a way to increase the number of parishioners nine months from Lent.

CTU_Clay · 06-16-18, 04:39 PM

O'my. There goes the credit card.

Platapus · 06-17-18, 06:06 AM

I can foresee a problem with drinking something viscous like a milkshake, but that's why we have spoons.

Gerald · 06-17-18, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

I can foresee a problem with drinking something viscous like a milkshake, but that's why we have spoons.

Right so.

mako88sb · 06-17-18, 07:05 PM

The latest National Geographic says right on the front cover that 18 billion pounds of plastic end up in the oceans every year! Wow!

Catfish · 06-18-18, 04:38 AM

Already posted this, but..

Gerald · 06-18-18, 07:11 AM

^Yes I saw that in Comment Tread,not funny at all.

Spectre-63 · 06-18-18, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Me too

You're not the only ones

06-16-18, 06:31 AM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,946 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Probably a good idea. I imagine that the average "lifespan" of the use of a straw is about 5-10 minutes before being thrown away. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-16-18, 06:43 AM	#3
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,558 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	I guess I'm old enough to remember when all straws were made of paper. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

06-16-18, 11:50 AM	#5
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,264 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	No plastic for Lent? Sneaky Church of England just looking for a way to increase the number of parishioners nine months from Lent. __________________ Looks like we need a Lemon Law for Presidents now! DNC sold us a dud, and they knew it. Last edited by em2nought; 06-16-18 at 11:52 AM. Reason: alter from now

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CTU_Clay The Lone Wolf Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bellville, TX 77418 Posts: 710 Downloads: 314 Uploads: 0	O'my. There goes the credit card. __________________ "The Lone Wolf"] https://steelsharksforum.proboards.com/ *“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” .*

06-17-18, 06:06 AM	#7
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,946 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I can foresee a problem with drinking something viscous like a milkshake, but that's why we have spoons. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-17-18, 07:05 PM	#9
mako88sb XO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 423 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The latest National Geographic says right on the front cover that 18 billion pounds of plastic end up in the oceans every year! Wow!

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Already posted this, but.. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

06-18-18, 07:11 AM	#11
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,221 Downloads: 548 Uploads: 0	^Yes I saw that in Comment Tread,not funny at all. __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie