Sluuuuurp! Getting To The Bottom Of The Plastic Straw Debate
There’s a new front in the Straw Wars and it’s taking place at the world’s most popular coffee house chain. This week, Starbucks announced it will phase out its disposable plastic straws in all its 28,000 stores around the world by 2020. The move follows Seattle’s total ban on plastic straws and utensils amid growing concern and awareness about how these little plastic drinking tubes are wreaking havoc on the environment- specifically our water world.So how big is the problem? When did plastic straws take over the world? And can they and should they be totally eliminated? Morning Shift takes a look at the impact the ban could have on businesses going forward.