Starbucks claims that their new strawless lids use 9% less plastic than previous straw+lid. https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2019/say-hello-to-the-lid-th

Starbucks claims that their new strawless lids use 9% less plastic than previous straw+lid. https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2019/say-hello-to-the-lid-that-will-replace-a-billion-straws-a-year/ https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2019/say-hello-to-the-... Starbucks also pays customers to take their drinks in reusable cups. https://www.starbucks.com/responsibility/environment/cups-and-materials https://www.starbucks.com/responsibility/environment/cups-an... I am not surprised to learn that people who have thought about the issue for more than 2 minutes have come up with a better solution than a low effort HN comment.