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Gerald

06-16-18 02:52 AM

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

Quote:

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. :O:

Jimbuna

06-16-18 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by u crank (Post 2557514)

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

Me too :shifty:

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. :03:

CTU_Clay

06-16-18 04:39 PM

O'my. There goes the credit card. :hmmm:

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. :up:

Gerald

06-17-18 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus (Post 2557644)

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

Right so.:yep:

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.. https://youtu.be/AWgfOND2y68

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2557526)

Me too :shifty:

You're not the only ones :D

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