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Ben & Jerry's will stop offering plastic straws and spoons by April 9, switching to paper straws and wooden spoons. The company is committed to exploring additional options to further reduce the use of disposable items.
Ice cream chain Ben & Jerry’s will stop offering plastic straws and spoons by April 9, its Free Cone Day, according to a Delish report.
The company will proceed to only offer paper straws by request and is switching to wooden spoons, according to the article.
"In the short term, eliminating plastic straws and spoons is not going to save the world," Ben & Jerry's global sustainability manager Jenna Evans said, according to the article. "But it's a good start toward changing expectations. We're committed to exploring additional options to further reduce the use of disposable items."
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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on February 1, 2019. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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