Saturday, 9 June 2018

A&W Canada to eliminate plastic straws from all restaurants

A&W Canada to eliminate plastic straws from all restaurants

A&W restaurants in Canada will eliminate plastic straws from its locations by January 2019. The burger shack will become the first fast-food chain in North America to eliminate plastic straws in favour of biodegradable paper straws, according to representatives from A&W Canada. "We're on a waste reduction journey," said director of packaging Tyler Pronyk at an announcement on Friday. "By the end of the year, there will be no plastic straws in our restaurants."

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2 comments:

  1. Good Initiative to reduce plastic waste! Bio-degradable PLA Straw can also be used in place plastic straws. Since PLA Straw is made from renewable resources, it does not harm & environment in its entire life-cycle.

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