For McDonald's Canada, plastic straws are out. Paper straws are in.
As part of a larger effort to reduce plastics and packaging, McDonald's restaurants in Canada stopped using plastic straws entirely in late 2021. By replacing them with paper straws, McDonald's
McDonald's new paper straws - described as "eco-friendly" by the US fast food giant - cannot be recycled.
Last year, it axed plastic straws, even though they were recyclable, in all its UK branches as part of a green drive.
But the US fast food giant says the new pap
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Rahul Singh Tomar is a farmer at Raisalpur village in the Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh. The village is part of the Narmada valley and
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Rahul Singh Tomar is a farmer at Raisalpur village in the Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh. The village is part of the Narmada valley and
New Delhi, July 3: Packaging major UFlex Ltd is intensifying efforts to start supplying locally-produced paper straws by around October-November with the ban on plastic straws coming into effect from this month, according to a senior company official. The company, which has earmarked an init
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The straws reduce pollution caused by plastic waste.
UrthPact – the leader in compostable foodservice ware manufacturing, announces the addition of a black straw to its disposable straw product line.
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Keeping a reusable straw in your purse, pocket, on your key ring, or in the glove compartment of your car makes it easy to skip single-use plastic when you’re on the go. In
Manitoba is lagging behind other provinces when it comes to shifting away from some single-use plastics, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada.
Plastic drinking straws were used by 20 per cent of 38,000 Canadian households surveyed in 2021, down from 23 per cent in 2019.<
Bamboo straws made from Gigantochloa andamanica
At a time when efforts are being taken to weed out single-use plastics, the University of Kerala is setting an example by showing that eco-friendly alternatives are possible.
The Centre for Biodiversity Conservation (CBC) under the
RELIGION POLITICS - A potentially historic political shift is currently taking place within an unexpected group of Americans: evangelical Christians.
In the wake of Donald Trump's presidency, strains within the evangelical community, especially among people of color, have resulted in si