Rachel Sarnoff: You know, the objective really was to phase out straws because they're not recyclable. The shift to this lid really increases the amount of plastic that Starbucks is using per cup.

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Carolyn Thomas, a visitor to Fort Myers Beach, enjoyed her iced tea with a biodegradable straw and shared her thoughts on plastic use. “If I had it my way, we wouldn’t even have plastic cups.