McDonalds are wrong to switch to paper straws (Aug19)
9th August 2019

I can’t count the number of times when I’ve said I don’t want a straw and the response has been – it’s OK because it’s paper…. It’s not.   First, we have to challenge why straws are so commonly used.  I suppose I have to acknowledge that there are some[...]

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