The firm says because of the thickness of the materials, the straws should be put into general waste.
But some customers were unhappy with the new straws, saying they dissolved before a drink could be finished, with milkshakes particularly hard to drink.
"As a result of customer feedback, we have strengthened our paper straws, so while the materials are recyclable, their current thickness makes it difficult for them to be processed by our waste solution providers, who also help us recycle our paper cups," a McDonald's spokesman said.as first reported by The Sun"This waste from our restaurants does not go to landfill, but is used to generate energy," the company added.
A petition by irate McDonald's customers to bring back plastic straws has so far been signed by 51,000 people.in the UK, so the move to plastic was a significant step in helping to reduce single-use plastic.This McDonald's move to paper straws followed a successful trial in selected restaurants earlier in 2018.Most straws are made from plastics such as polypropylene and polystyrene, which unless recycled, take hundreds of years to decompose.
Friend's of the Earth's Julian Kirby said:"For too long the debate has been stuck on recycling and how to deal with waste once it is created. We should be thinking about how to avoid waste creation.
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