Plastic Straws

Pubs can still give plastic straws to customers who ask

01-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs are exempt from a fresh ban on single use straws and still allowed to hand out straws to customers, but only if they ask.

Legislation to ban plastic straws and stirrers enters parliament

04-Mar-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

The law to rule out the supply of plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds was laid in parliament yesterday (3 March).

Cut disposable plastics in pubs with new SRA advice

26-Jun-2018 By Claire Churchard

Pubs looking to cut their use of disposable plastics, such as straws, cups and cling film, have a fresh repository of advice to draw on with the launch of ‘Unwrapping Plastics: Use and Misuse in Hospitality’ manual from the Sustainable Restaurant Association...

Waste management: plastic not so fantastic?

21-May-2018 By Claire Churchard

Efforts to stop waste plastics polluting the environment are to be commended. But experts have warned that finding a solution to do this can sometimes have unintended consequences.

The Deltic Group is latest pubco to ditch plastic straws

08-Mar-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Late-night operator The Deltic Group has announced it has removed plastic straws from all of its venues.

Pubs 'should charge 5p for straws'

23-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

A petition that has received almost 10,000 signatures wants the Government to introduce a 5p charge for plastic straws, similar to plastic carrier bags in shops, in the hope it would "force servers to only provide straws upon request and dramatically...

Irish Pubs Global creates worldwide plastic straw campaign

12-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

Irish Pubs Global has backed The Morning Advertiser's joint campaign urging pubs to give up plastic straws to help protect the environment, as well as creating its own.

Oakman Inns boss’s plea to ban straws

09-Feb-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Pub group Oakman Inns chief executive Peter Borg-Neal appealed to operators to ban plastic straws in a bid to save wildlife.

Campaign to end plastic straw use in pubs gets strong response

31-Jan-2018 By Georgina Townshend

Publicans across the country have shown strong support for a joint industry campaign to stop the use of plastic straws and stirrers in pubs.

End plastic straw use in pubs now, urges joint campaign

29-Jan-2018 By Claire Churchard

An industry-wide campaign to cut the amount of single-use plastic being used in pubs has been launched in partnership by three major industry bodies and The Morning Advertiser.

Punch becomes latest pubco to stop using straws

22-Jan-2018 By Georgina Townshend

Punch has become the latest pubco to join the war against plastic straws by eliminating their use across its 70-strong retail pub estate, while encouraging its circa 1,200 leased and tenanted pubs to follow suit.

7 alternatives to plastic straws

22-Jan-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

More pubs and their customers are speaking out against the use of plastic straws and seeking alternatives to the environmentally hazardous tubes we’ve, for decades, grown accustomed to drinking from.

Pub sector 'ready to lead the way' on reducing plastic waste

15-Jan-2018 By Georgina Townshend

The pub sector is focused on reducing harmful plastic waste, the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) said, as it encouraged businesses in the trade that have not yet phased out and single-use banned plastic straws to do so.

Wetherspoon stops using plastic straws

25-Sep-2017 By Michelle Perrett

Wetherspoon is the latest pub chain to stop using the eco-damaging utensils.

Laine Pub Co latest operator to ban plastic straws

13-Sep-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Laine Pub Co has ceased serving plastic straws with drinks in all of its 55 pubs across London and Brighton - and estimates that this will stop more than 2m from entering the ecosystem.

The Alchemist has stopped offering plastic straws

25-Jul-2017 By Fred A'Court

A bar and restaurant chain is attempting to ditch straws in a bid to help save the environment.

Liberation Group bans plastic straws

12-Jul-2017 By Michelle Perrett

Liberation Group is the latest pub chain to stop offering plastic straws in its pubs to help fight environmental waste.

All Bar One to phase out plastic straws

16-Jun-2017 By Georgina Townshend

All Bar One has said it will be phasing out plastic straws to help reduce its impact on the environment by kicking off its #StrawsSuck campaign this week.