McDonald's announced it would be phasing out of plastic straws in China. The move is estimated to reduce 400 tons of plastic waste per year.
According to the announcement, from June 30, nearly 1,000 stores in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen will begin to phase out plastic straws for both dine-in and take-out, expanding to all stores in the Chinese mainland by the end of 2020. Diners will drink cold beverages directly through the new cup cover.
McDonald's China first introduced a "strawless" lid for cold beverages in 2018 at 10 Beijing restaurants.