“I haven’t had plastic straws available behind the bar for seven years,” he says, “but people still ask for them every day.”[Ready to kick the plastic straw habit? But don’t fret about how you’ll enjoy that frosty Frappuccino, as some type of plastic straw will likely still be available upon request. Starbucks announced in July that it plans to phase out plastic straws worldwide by 2020. Varying estimates show that Americans now go through anywhere from 170 million to 500 million plastic straws daily. [Plastic straw bans are the latest policy to forget the disability community]The sudden downfall of the plastic straw is causing a sea change within the industry and spurring innovation that could appease the disability community.

Source: Washington Post September 12, 2018 15:56 UTC