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McDonald's fast food chain in Japan plans to stop using work straws around 3,000 outlets across Japan, responding to customer dissatisfaction with the drinking experience.

McDonald's will stop using the paper straw, which was introduced in 2022, by starting using a new design of drink caps that eliminate the need for straws on November 19.

The new cap will be made of recycled plastic bottles, taking into account the environmental impact, designed to make drinking easier and prevent spills while being carried away, the company said, reported by Kyodo News November 7.

In addition to stopping the use of paper straws, McDonald's also announced a number of environmentally friendly policies in its services. For example, a wrapping container for orders brought home, with a new container, will be made of materials consisting of 95 percent bioplastic vegetable.

The place had previously been introduced at a outlet in trimbuh in May and will be implemented nationwide this month.

Next, McDonald's has committed to transitioning all Happy Meal toys to sustainable materials, such as renewables, recycling, or certification, by the end of 2025, quoted from Japan's McDonald's website.

Starting with the new "Honno Happy Set" illustrated book released in March 2025, the materials used for books and packaging will be changed.

Previously, a hard-coupled picture book used pure plastic, but has now been replaced with a soft cover made of FSC chain-certified paper (FSCwas N004151), so that all books are sustainable and free from pure plastic.

Book packaging has also been changed from vinyl to FSC certified paper bags.