Fast-Food Giant McDonald's Rejects Proposal To Ban Plastic Straws

[Judi Lynn]

25 May 2018, 10:16 pm EDT By Allan Adamson Tech Times

McDonald's shareholders on Thursday rejected a proposal to ban the use of plastic straws at its outlets.

Rejected Proposal To Ban Plastic Straw
The proposal received only 7.65 percent of the vote at the annual meeting of the company. Its shareholders followed a recommendation from the board of directors to defeat the proposal. The board argued that the proposal could force the company to redirect resources from other environmental efforts, which include one that aims to source packaging from recycled or renewable sources by the year 2025.

"The requested report is unnecessary, redundant to our current practices and initiatives, and has the potential for a diversion of resources with no corresponding benefit to the company, our customers, and our shareholders," the McDonald's board said.

Measure May Potentially Save Marine Life
Figures from the National Park Service revealed that more than 500 million single-use plastic straws are thrown daily in the United States. Americans use an average of 1.6 straws per person per day, which equates to 175 billion straws per year.

More:
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/228522/20180525/fast-food-giant-mcdonalds-rejects-proposal-to-ban-plastic-straws.htm

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. Fine, then I'm banning McDonald's from my life, forever.

[defacto7]

2. I stopped using or accepting straws decades ago.

They've always seemed useless to me. Now I'm glad I did that for more important reasons.

[PoiBoy]

3. MGM Resorts phasing out plastic straws...

https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/mgm-resorts-phasing-out-plastic-straws-at-all-hotels/

250,000 straws per day, about 100 million per year... it's a start... I can just imagine McDonald's volume is so much more...

[Doreen]

4. I have not eaten their food in years and never have planned on doing so again.

They are as bad as Walmart. Think about it, Mcdonald's is the restaurant of choice for Walmart to have. That says something about Mcdonald's in the first place.

[msongs]

5. paper straws were the norm and worked just fine nt

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Oh, for pity's sake! Sounded like a no brainer to me!

I just posted this on Wednesday morning!

McDonald's Straw Dilemma
The fast-food chain’s shareholders will consider a proposal for the restaurant to come up with plastic straw alternatives.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1127117365