Starbucks to ditch iconic green straws

Starbucks to ditch iconic green straws

July 9, 2018 4:27 pm MST.

Starbucks is looking to go green by no longer offering drinking straws. As Richard Southern reports, the coffee-chain will also be rolling out a new environmentally-friendlier cup.

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