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Starbucks: Goodbye, Plastic Straws
By: Jennifer Liberto | NPR
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Starbucks announced on Monday that it plans to get rid of plastic straws in its 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020. Instead, the company said it plans to use recyclable plastic lids that allow sipping.