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As more plastic packaging is found adrift in the world ’ s oceans , it ’ s driving brands to reconsider the way they package their food and drinks . Many have already made significant steps to tackle their plastic use . In London , Starbucks trialled a so-called ‘ latte levy ’ on its single-use paper cups to reduce waste and McDonald ’ s has replaced plastic straws with paper ones in all its UK and Ireland restaurants . The world ’ s largest brewer , Anheuser-Busch InBev ( AB InBev ), has also pledged to use circular packaging by 2025 as part of its sustainability goals . As the fight against plastic heats up , food and beverage companies would do well to look at how their packaging can be made more environmentally sustainable in 2019 .

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