Starbucks Will Stop Distributing Plastic Straws by 2020

Following news that Seattle would ban restaurants from handing out plastic straws to customers, Starbucks has made a similar announcement today. The brand aims to stop distributing single-use plastic straws across its 28,000 stores by 2020 in an effort to protect the environment. (Some estimate that at the rate we are going, by 2050, there...