Plastic straws are back at Starbucks

Starbucks Korea, the first franchise cafe in Korea to fully adopt paper straws, has reintroduced plastic straws. The new straws, piloted at select stores, are made entirely from plant-based materials derived from sugarcane. This move comes in response to customers’ complaints about the inconvenience of paper straws.

Both the new plant-based plastic straws and paper straws will be available at selected stores. Starbucks Korea said it has also installed dedicated collection bins for used straws.