Starbucks, Howard Schultz, Stop Using Plastic Straws Worldwide

     Starbucks and its founder, Howard Schultz, pride themselves on their concern for the public good. They should immediately stop using plastic straws, and move away from single use plastic and other oil based non biodegradable materials. This should have been done years ago. In the many countries where Starbucks operates, including China (where they are aggressively expanding), Philippines,Thailand, Indonesia and more, plastic pours into the Pacific Ocean and other oceans by millions of pounds daily. Even though Starbucks is just one of many sources of plastic and other oil based contaminants destroying the oceans, Starbucks can set the standard for environmental protection. Will they do it? Will they put oceans first?
       Before Starbucks, there were many small coffee shops that used non disposable dishes, glassware and cups that were washed and reused. Those days are long gone. Big corporations, including Mcdonalds, Starbucks, Burger King, Dunkin Donuts, Jollibee's and more, never pay the true price for their cheap disposable, non biodegradable oil based packaging and other materials. The oceans and wildlife pay it, and ultimately so does the public at large.