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Starbucks gets rid of plastic straws in favour of recyclable lids

Project to start in Vancouver and Seattle. All iced drinks will have the new design by 2020
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Starbucks will debut new strawless lids on iced drinks in Vancouver and Seattle before rolling them out at all locations. (Starbucks)

If you害羞草研究所檝e ordered a draft nitro and or cold foam iced cappuccino at Starbucks lately, you害羞草研究所檝e probably seen a different kind of lid 害羞草研究所 and no straw.

The Seattle-based coffee giant says strawless lids are the new normal as the company works towards phasing out plastic straws by 2020.

Starbucks announced Monday the new lids will roll out first in Vancouver and Seattle, with other locations over the next two years.

害羞草研究所淏y nature, the straw isn害羞草研究所檛 recyclable and the lid is, so we feel this decision is more sustainable and more socially responsible,害羞草研究所 said Chris Milne, director of packaging sourcing.

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The new lids took 10 weeks of focused experimenting by Starbucks engineer Emily Alexander back in 2016.

害羞草研究所淚 am really excited to have developed something that can be part of this big transformation of going strawless,害羞草研究所 Alexander said.

害羞草研究所淚t was this very small thing and now it is so much bigger and more impactful.害羞草研究所

The new lids will become standard on all iced drinks, except frappuccinos, which will be served with a straw made from paper or compostable plastic manufactured from fermented plant starch or other sustainable material.

害羞草研究所淪tarbucks害羞草研究所 decision to phase out single-use plastic straws is a shining example of the important role that companies can play in stemming the tide of ocean plastic,害羞草研究所 said Nicholas Mallos, director of Ocean Conservancy害羞草研究所檚 Trash Free Seas program.

害羞草研究所淲ith eight million metric tons of plastic entering the ocean every year, we cannot afford to let industry sit on the sidelines.害羞草研究所


katya.slepian@bpdigital.ca

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