“In the UK alone, on average 3.5 million McDonald’s customers per day buy a drink – with a straw. That means 3.5 million straws a day are discarded – just by McDonald’s customers.”

“Scientists estimate that every year at least 1 million seabirds, 100,000 marine mammals and sea turtles die when they entangle themselves in, or ingest plastic pollution.”

“Plastic waste makes up between 60 to 80% of total marine debris.”

“In the UK alone, an average 3.5 million McDonald’s drinks are sold with straws.”