Travel and hospitality
July 18, 2018
The phase out of straws begins immediately. Image credit: Marriott
By Staff reports
Hotel group Marriott International has become the latest in a long line of businesses to ban disposable plastic straws.
{"ct":"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","iv":"9746ccf5db26b917185bf0d78954c57c","s":"4f89e677b26e9dcf"}
Share your thoughts. Click here