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Detailed explanation-1: -McDonald’s will replace plastic straws with paper ones in all its UK and Ireland restaurants, starting from September. It is the latest company to opt out of some single-use plastic products which can take hundreds of years to decompose if not recycled. The restaurant chain uses 1.8 million straws a day in the UK.

Detailed explanation-2: -McDonald’s banned plastic straws from its restaurants in September 2018 as part of a green drive. Although the plastic straws that were being given out by the restaurant were still recyclable, the fast-food giant wanted to take things one step further as they announced that it was making way for paper straws.

Detailed explanation-3: -Slurping your thickshake through a plastic straw at Macca’s will be a thing of the past, as the fast-food giant announces a complete ban by 2020. In a bid to be more environmentally friendly, McDonald’s has pledged to phase out plastic straws by 2020. The plastic straws will be replaced with paper versions instead.

Detailed explanation-4: -McDonald’s has jumped on the sustainable bandwagon with its latest move to finally go strawless.

Detailed explanation-5: -TOKYO–McDonald’s Japan will adopt paper straws and wooden utensils at all locations starting on Friday, a move that the fast-food chain expects will eliminate 900 tonnes of plastic waste a year, Nikkei has learned.