London City Airport ditches plastic straws
Airport becomes first in UK to end distribution of plastic straws, as war on plastic waste continues to gather pace
London City Airport yesterday announced it is to end the use of plastic straws at all its food and drink outlets, saving around 100,000 straws a year. The airport said it would replace plastic straws...
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