The last straw? Starbucks pledges to eliminate plastic straws
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The last straw? Starbucks pledges to eliminate plastic straws
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Starbucks to Eliminate Plastic Straws by 2020 - WSJ
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Starbucks's plastic straw ban won't save the ocean. But we need these bans anyway. - Vox
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Starbucks: Plastic straws will be eliminated from stores by 2020 - CBS News
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The Last Straw: How much does the plastic straw ban really help — and how much does it hurt?, by Scope Staff, The Scope
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How the Plastic Straw Ban Became the Biggest Trend of 2018 - Eater
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Purdue cutting plastic straws from its dining menu after spring break
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Update on the Be Straw Free Campaign (U.S. National Park Service)
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Why McDonald's Straws Are Being Auctioned for Over $1,000
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The Rubicon Two Sides, One Issue: The straw debate
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Starbucks CEO Invited To See Where Strawless Lid Will Actually End Up
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Straw bans: Good for environmentalists. Bad for people with disabilities?
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Greener cups, fewer straws and tracing your coffee's journey via app - Starbucks Stories
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How do Plastic Straw Bans Work?