McDonald's to switch to paper straws in UK after customer concerns

Fast-food chain, which uses 1.8m straws a day, says plastic straws will go by 2019McDonald's will end the use of plastic straws in its British restaurants next year, after nearly half a million people called on the company to ditch them.The decision by the US fast-food chain to switch from plastic to paper straws follows a trial at a number of outlets in the past two months. The firm uses around 1.8m straws a day in the UK. Continue reading...