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    Starbucks: Goodbye, Plastic Straws

    Starbucks announced on Monday that it plans to get rid of plastic straws in its 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020. Instead, the company said it plans to use recyclable plastic lids that allow sipping.
    by Jennifer Liberto Jul 09, 2018 1 minute
    People walk by a Starbucks store in Chicago on May 29. Starbucks announced that it plans to remove plastic straws from its 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020.

    Starbucks announced on Monday it plans to eliminate plastic straws from its 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020.

    The company will broaden the manufacture and

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