With sustainability initiatives being put into good use across the hospitality and catering industry we are pleased to report the latest being from Wetherspoon. The pub business will stop the using plastic straws across all of its 900 pub portfolio in the UK and Republic of Ireland by the end of this year.
In addition, and with immediate effect, straws will no longer be automatically added to drinks, although they remain available for customers if requested.
From January 2018, all the company’s pubs will use biodegradable paper straws.
Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson said: “These changes are part of an overall commitment from the company to reduce the amount of non-recyclable waste produced.
“We believe that Wetherspoon pub-goers will welcome this.”