McDonald’s Moves to Eco-Friendly Straws; Old Plastic Straws Sold for £1,000 on eBay While Thousands Sign Petition to Bring Them Back

"The paper straws collapse before your halfway through the drink."

McDonald's Drive-Thru sign (Photo credits: Twitter/Saycheese_Media)

McDonald's recently decided to withdraw its plastic straws from its stores and this has created big debate amongst the Mc Donald's lovers. The new eco-friendly straws that the fast food giant came up with is not receiving a lot of love because of its bad performance. It is said to be melting down in milkshakes, so much so, that it is almost impossible to have the drinks via the eco-friendly paper straws. the condition is so bad that some eBay seller actually tried to sell the old plastic straws for about £1,000, advertising it as 'extremely rare' plastic straws for no less than £1,000. However, on the other side, Mc Donalds has also received praises from many of its customers applauding the fast-food chain for serving drinks with paper straws. However, the people who want the plastic straw back have signed a petition and signatures from over 40,000 UK customers have already been received.

Take a look at some of the reactions on Twitter:

Another one

Some are against the petition to bring back plastic straws

Some people are lauding Mc Donald's for its eco-friendly step

'I agree with the plastic straws being scrapped, yet also agree with comments on the paper straws being useless for milkshakes, which is the only drink I get from McDonald's. The paper straws collapse before your halfway through the drink,' someone wrote on Twitter. While someone else wrote: 'People are being blown up stabbed + murdered but McDonald's fans have more important problems... hating paper straws + wanting plastic ones back which damage environment + kill nature... but as long as your pathetic issues are addressed huh? This world is doomed!' The debate is still on.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Apr 28, 2019 10:10 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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