Within two years, patrons be sipping their Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) iced coffee with a straw.
The coffee giant announced Monday that it would eliminate single-use plastic straws from all of its cafes globally within the next two years.
Instead, Starbucks will offer recyclable strawless lids and alternative-material straws, like paper or compostable plastic.
The company already uses plastic lids nationally for some of its drinks like Nitro Cold Brew and any beverages topped with Cold Foam.
Starbucks said that customers in Seattle and Vancouver will be the first to see these changes roll out in the fall.
On July 1, Seattle became the first U.S. city to ban plastic straws, utensils and cocktail picks. Next year, a ban on plastic straws and stirrers will go into effect in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Customers have been calling on restaurants like Starbucks and McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) to ditch single-use plastic items like straws, cups and bags, but it's not always an easy fix.
Many of these chains have thousands of locations and serve millions of customers daily, making it difficult to completely eliminate these non-recyclable items quickly or without massive costs.
McDonald's also is adhering to the goals set by the Paris accord on climate change and seeking to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 36% by 2030.
As for Starbucks, its stock gained 43 cents out of the starting blocks Monday to $49.41, within a 52-week trading range of $47.37 to $61.94.
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