星巴克塑料杯 2020年星巴克将全面取缔塑料吸管

2020年星巴克将全面取缔塑料吸管  

Starbucks will eliminate plastic straws from its stores globally by 2020
in a nod to the growing push for businesses to be more Environmentally friendly.
The Seattle-based pany said on Monday it will instead use straws made from other materials
and lids designed not to need straws.
McDonald's also recently said it would switch to paper straws in the UK and Ireland by next year
and test alternatives to plastic straws in some US locations. In February
Dunkin' Donuts said that it would eliminate polystyrene foam cups from its stores by 2020.
麦当劳也在近日表示将于明年把英国和爱尔兰的门店所使用的吸管全部换成纸质，美国的部分门店也将测试使用塑料替代物的效果。二月，唐恩都乐咖啡文化馆说，到2020年，该品牌将取消所有门店的泡沫橡胶杯。
Environmental activists have been pressuring businesses to ditch plastic straws because they can end up in the ocean and hurt marine life. The push gained traction after a viral video in 2015 showed rescuers removing a straw from a sea turtle's nose in graphic detail.
Local governments have also been looking at the issue. Last week
Seattle’s ban on single-use plastic straws and utensils in food service outlets took effect
and Starbucks says it already offers alternative straws there. Similar proposals are being considered elsewhere
including New York and San Francisco.
While straws have bee a high-profile issue
they make up only about 4% of the plastic trash by number of pieces
and far less by weight. Straws add up to only about 2
000 tons of the nearly 9m tons of plastic waste that hits waters each year.