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McDonald's To Replace Plastic Straws With Paper In An Effort To Reduce Waste

McDonald's announced it will replace plastic straws with paper ones at some of its U.K. locations in May in an effort to help protect the environment. In addition, customers will not automatically be given straws. Instead, straws will be held behind the counter, and will have to be specifically requested in an extra effort to reduce waste.

"The reduction and use of plastics is a hugely important issue – for our business, for the sector, and for society," Paul Pomroy, chief executive of McDonald's U.K., said in a statement. "We are committed to reducing our environmental impact and we can, and want to, be part of the solution."

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