McDonald’s is taking a step toward eliminating plastic straws at its restaurants.
The fast food chain says it’s switching its U.K. and Ireland locations to paper straws, and will test an alternative to plastic ones in some of its U.S. restaurants.
Environmental activists say the plastic straws can end up in the ocean, harming marine life and birds.
McDonald’s says its U.S. solution will be “sustainable,” but won’t say if the straws will be paper or another material.