Plastic Straws
- All
- News
- Videos
-
"Go Back To Plastic Straws?" - Internet In Disbelief Over Starbucks' CEO Jet Commute
- Monday August 26, 2024
- Food | Toshita Sahni
Starbucks' newly-appointed CEO, Brian Niccol, made headlines for his commute of 1600 km by jet. People have responded to the news with criticism and memes online.
- www.ndtv.com
-
No Plastic Straws, Cutlery At Canada Restaurants Despite Court Ruling
- Thursday December 21, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Canadian restaurants and cafes were no longer permitted as of Wednesday to offer plastic straws, food containers, checkout bags or cutlery to customers -- despite a court ruling that such restrictions are unconstitutional.
- www.ndtv.com
-
McDonald's Plastic Straw, Given Free To Customers, Listed On Ebay For...
- Friday January 27, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
For this price, any McDonald's fan in India could buy more than 750 Maharaja Macs, 485 Meals or 412 boxes of Chicken McNuggets - each with 20 nuggets.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Large Consumer, Agro-Food Firms Switch To Paper As Plastic Ban From Today
- Friday July 1, 2022
- Business | Press Trust of India
With the ban on plastic straws coming into effect from Friday, large FMCG and agro-food companies have removed integrated plastic straws
- www.ndtv.com/business
-
Amul Urges PM Modi To Delay Plastic Straw Ban. Here's Why
- Thursday June 9, 2022
- India News | Reuters
India's biggest dairy group Amul has written to the government urging it to delay a planned ban on tiny plastic straws, saying the move will have a "negative impact" on farmers and milk consumption in the world's biggest producer of the commodity.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Citing Impact On Dairy Farmers, Amul Urges Government To Delay Plastic Straw Ban
- Thursday June 9, 2022
- Business | Reuters
India's biggest dairy group Amul has written to the Government urging it to delay a planned ban on tiny plastic straws
- www.ndtv.com/business
-
Bracing For Sales Disruptions From Government's Straws Ban, Says Amul Dairy
- Monday April 11, 2022
- Business | Reuters
India's $8 billion Amul dairy group said on Monday it is bracing for disruptions and higher input costs for some products from July when the government's ban on plastic straws kicks in.
- www.ndtv.com/business
-
Canada To Ban Sngle-Use Plastics Such As Bags, Straws By End Of 2021
- Thursday October 8, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Checkout bags, straws and four other single-use plastic items will be banned in Canada by the end of 2021, the environment minister announced Wednesday, while acknowledging the nation is trailing Europe in recycling efforts.
- www.ndtv.com
-
India To Ban Six Single-Use Plastic Products From October 2: Report
- Wednesday August 28, 2019
- India News | Reuters
The Centre is set to impose a nationwide ban on plastic bags, cups and straws on October 2, officials said, in its most sweeping measure yet to stamp out single-use plastics from cities and villages that rank among the world's most polluted.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Bigger Problems" Than Plastic Straws, Says Donald Trump
- Saturday July 20, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Swapping paper for plastic turned out to be the last straw for Donald Trump, who said Friday there are "bigger problems" than plastic drinking straws -- the day after his reelection campaign manager promoted branded ones on Twitter.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Canada To Ban Single-Use Plastics In 2021, Says PM Justin Trudeau
- Monday June 10, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Canada will ban single-use plastics from 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday, declaring it a "global challenge" to phase out the bottles, straws and plastic bags clogging the world's oceans.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Virgin Australia Airline Bans Plastic Straws And Stirrers From All Operations
- Wednesday September 12, 2018
- Food | NDTV Food Desk
Virgin Australia has announced a blanket ban on plastic straws and stirrers from all its lounge and in-flight operations. Founder Richard Branson broke the news on Twitter.
- www.ndtv.com
-
American Airlines To Eliminate Plastic Straws From Cabins, Lounges
- Wednesday July 11, 2018
- World News | Reuters
American Airlines on Tuesday said it plans to no longer offer plastic straws and stir sticks in its lounges and onboard its flights, amid a broader global push to abandon one-time use plastics.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Starbucks To Completely Get Rid Of Plastic Straws By 2020
- Wednesday July 11, 2018
- Food | NDTV Food Desk
Leading global coffee retailer Starbucks has announced that it will be phasing out plastic straws from all its stores by 2020, and replacing them with 'strawless cups' and non-plastic compostable straws.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Seattle Becomes First Major US City To Ban Straws
- Monday July 2, 2018
- World News | Cleve R. Wootson Jr., The Washington Post
In one fell sip, Seattle on Sunday became the first major U.S. city to ban drinking straws, an environmentally friendly move that leaders hope will spark a nationwide conversation about small, everyday changes that people can make to protect the planet.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Go Back To Plastic Straws?" - Internet In Disbelief Over Starbucks' CEO Jet Commute
- Monday August 26, 2024
- Food | Toshita Sahni
Starbucks' newly-appointed CEO, Brian Niccol, made headlines for his commute of 1600 km by jet. People have responded to the news with criticism and memes online.
- www.ndtv.com
-
No Plastic Straws, Cutlery At Canada Restaurants Despite Court Ruling
- Thursday December 21, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Canadian restaurants and cafes were no longer permitted as of Wednesday to offer plastic straws, food containers, checkout bags or cutlery to customers -- despite a court ruling that such restrictions are unconstitutional.
- www.ndtv.com
-
McDonald's Plastic Straw, Given Free To Customers, Listed On Ebay For...
- Friday January 27, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
For this price, any McDonald's fan in India could buy more than 750 Maharaja Macs, 485 Meals or 412 boxes of Chicken McNuggets - each with 20 nuggets.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Large Consumer, Agro-Food Firms Switch To Paper As Plastic Ban From Today
- Friday July 1, 2022
- Business | Press Trust of India
With the ban on plastic straws coming into effect from Friday, large FMCG and agro-food companies have removed integrated plastic straws
- www.ndtv.com/business
-
Amul Urges PM Modi To Delay Plastic Straw Ban. Here's Why
- Thursday June 9, 2022
- India News | Reuters
India's biggest dairy group Amul has written to the government urging it to delay a planned ban on tiny plastic straws, saying the move will have a "negative impact" on farmers and milk consumption in the world's biggest producer of the commodity.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Citing Impact On Dairy Farmers, Amul Urges Government To Delay Plastic Straw Ban
- Thursday June 9, 2022
- Business | Reuters
India's biggest dairy group Amul has written to the Government urging it to delay a planned ban on tiny plastic straws
- www.ndtv.com/business
-
Bracing For Sales Disruptions From Government's Straws Ban, Says Amul Dairy
- Monday April 11, 2022
- Business | Reuters
India's $8 billion Amul dairy group said on Monday it is bracing for disruptions and higher input costs for some products from July when the government's ban on plastic straws kicks in.
- www.ndtv.com/business
-
Canada To Ban Sngle-Use Plastics Such As Bags, Straws By End Of 2021
- Thursday October 8, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Checkout bags, straws and four other single-use plastic items will be banned in Canada by the end of 2021, the environment minister announced Wednesday, while acknowledging the nation is trailing Europe in recycling efforts.
- www.ndtv.com
-
India To Ban Six Single-Use Plastic Products From October 2: Report
- Wednesday August 28, 2019
- India News | Reuters
The Centre is set to impose a nationwide ban on plastic bags, cups and straws on October 2, officials said, in its most sweeping measure yet to stamp out single-use plastics from cities and villages that rank among the world's most polluted.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Bigger Problems" Than Plastic Straws, Says Donald Trump
- Saturday July 20, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Swapping paper for plastic turned out to be the last straw for Donald Trump, who said Friday there are "bigger problems" than plastic drinking straws -- the day after his reelection campaign manager promoted branded ones on Twitter.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Canada To Ban Single-Use Plastics In 2021, Says PM Justin Trudeau
- Monday June 10, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Canada will ban single-use plastics from 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday, declaring it a "global challenge" to phase out the bottles, straws and plastic bags clogging the world's oceans.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Virgin Australia Airline Bans Plastic Straws And Stirrers From All Operations
- Wednesday September 12, 2018
- Food | NDTV Food Desk
Virgin Australia has announced a blanket ban on plastic straws and stirrers from all its lounge and in-flight operations. Founder Richard Branson broke the news on Twitter.
- www.ndtv.com
-
American Airlines To Eliminate Plastic Straws From Cabins, Lounges
- Wednesday July 11, 2018
- World News | Reuters
American Airlines on Tuesday said it plans to no longer offer plastic straws and stir sticks in its lounges and onboard its flights, amid a broader global push to abandon one-time use plastics.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Starbucks To Completely Get Rid Of Plastic Straws By 2020
- Wednesday July 11, 2018
- Food | NDTV Food Desk
Leading global coffee retailer Starbucks has announced that it will be phasing out plastic straws from all its stores by 2020, and replacing them with 'strawless cups' and non-plastic compostable straws.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Seattle Becomes First Major US City To Ban Straws
- Monday July 2, 2018
- World News | Cleve R. Wootson Jr., The Washington Post
In one fell sip, Seattle on Sunday became the first major U.S. city to ban drinking straws, an environmentally friendly move that leaders hope will spark a nationwide conversation about small, everyday changes that people can make to protect the planet.
- www.ndtv.com