Starbucks Bans Plastic Straws, Winds Up Using More Plastic
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Starbucks Bans Plastic Straws, Winds Up Using More Plastic
A <em>Reason</em> investigation reveals that the coffee giant's new cold drink lids use more plastic than the old straw/lid combo.
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Starbucks is ditching plastic straws
Starbucks' Plastic Straw Ban Is More Important Than You Think
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Starbucks is replacing plastic straws with 'sippy cup' lids
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Starbucks, citing ocean threat, is ditching plastic straws
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Starbucks, citing ocean threat, is ditching plastic straws
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Starbucks Corp. plans to eliminate plastic straws with new recyclable lids - Puget Sound Business Journal
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Illinois environment groups welcome Starbucks ditching plastic straws - Chicago Sun-Times
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Last Straw For Plastic Straws? Cities, Restaurants Move To Toss These Sippers
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environment - Do Starbucks' new lids use more plastic than the previous lids plus straws? - Skeptics Stack Exchange
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In Its Attempt to Reduce Its Waste, Starbucks Is Grasping at Straws
Why Plastic Straws Are so Bad for the Environment
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[UPDATED] Everything You Need To Know About All The Upcoming Plastic Straw Bans
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Starbucks says it will stop offering plastic straws by 2020
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Starbucks is eliminating plastic straws from all stores - KAKE
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Starbucks's plastic straw ban won't save the ocean. But we need these bans anyway. - Vox