McDonald’s customers will be forced to ASK if they want a straw with their drink as part of their pledge to use less plastic – despite angry backlash at the paper alternative
- Largest fast food joint made a pledge to phase out plastic straws by 2020
- Signs around restaurants inform customers if they want a straw they should ask
- McDonald’s spokeswoman said working with suppliers to find alternatives
- Straws were phased in UK last year with petition launched to bring them back
McDonald’s customers will now have to ask for straws for their drinks as part of the restaurant’s pledge to use less plastic.
Australia’s largest fast food joint made a pledge to phase out plastic straws by 2020.
Signs have been placed at a few McDonald’s restaurants around the country informing customers that if they want a straw, they’ll need to ask.
However, customers are confused as to what would be the alternative when it comes to thickshakes.
Australia’s largest fast food joint made a pledge to phase out plastic straws by 2020
A spokeswoman from McDonald’s said they are working with different suppliers and partners to find other options for their customers
A spokeswoman from McDonald’s said they are working with different suppliers and partners to find other options for their customers.
‘At Macca’s, we’re always looking for ways to reduce our environmental impact and in recent years, we have made numerous changes to our packaging,’ she told Daily Mail Australia.
‘We remain committed to phasing out the use of existing plastic straws by the end of 2020, and have been working for some time with our suppliers and partners to find appropriate, viable and sustainable alternatives.
‘As part of this work, we have been conducting a number of trials in restaurants around the country – including paper straws and providing straws from behind the counter.’
McDonald’s in the UK switched from plastic to paper straws (pictured) last year and have since been dealing with frustrated customers who slammed the decision
McDonald’s in the UK switched from plastic to paper straws last year and have since been dealing with frustrated customers who slammed the decision.
A petition was launched by angry customer Martin Reed, who posted a photo to Twitter of his thickshake with a paper straw all soggy.
He said he just wanted to ‘drink my milkshake proper’.
The petition in the UK has already reached 51,023 of the 75,000 signatures to bring back McDonald’s plastic straws.