Swiss Chalet, the parent of Harvey Recipe Unlimited to eliminate the plastic straws of its 19 brands from here 2019

TORONTO – Diners at some of the largest restaurant chains in Canada The giants of the Recipe Unlimited Corporation, formerly known as Cara Operations, and its 19 brands will give up their straws plastic in the month of August in favor of compostable and biodegradable paper straws. By the end of March 2019.

The company, which owns brands like Harvey's, Swiss Chalet, Kelsey's and New York Fries, joins a growing group of Canadian and international restaurants. international food companies that are phasing out plastic containers. In early June, the A & W Canada brand announced that it would soon adopt paper straws, while Ikea Canada has promised to eliminate the plastic straws from here. 2020. Many local bars and food establishments followed suit

. he will be flipping through paper in all his locations in the UK and Ireland, and will test an alternative to plastics at some of his American restaurants later this year.

The change comes under the global pressure of environmentalists demanding that restaurants switch to compostable options to prevent wildlife from getting stuck and injuring themselves with plastic and to prevent the material from destroying shorelines and mudflats. green spaces.

Experts say Canadians use about 57 million straws a day, but less than 20 per cent They often recommend straws of paper, metal or wood.

"Our goal is to enrich life in Canada … and it goes beyond our restaurants and guests, our oceans, our wildlife and our environment. leader in a statement. "Straws are just one part of the work we are doing to eliminate single-use plastics from our supply chain and turn them into recyclable or compostable materials wherever possible."

Good Environmentalists and restaurants defend them They have also raised concerns because some people with disabilities say they need them and fear that the general bans will have unintended consequences.

Yet, many restaurant brands seem to be moving forward with the phasing out of plastic tools.

Recipe Unlimited has 1,382 restaurants, it is said that compostable and biodegradable straws will automatically be supplied with beverage orders to its fast service brands, including Burgers Priest and St-Hubert. Paper straws will be available upon request at its full-service restaurants such as Pickle Barrel, The Keg and Milestones.

Even before the announcement of Recipe Unlimited, municipalities and international governments were paying more and more attention to the impact of the flaws. recently submitted a proposal urging servers to ask customers if they want a straw, instead of delivering it automatically with drinks orders.

British Prime Minister Theresa May also considered a ban on plastic straws, cotton swabs and sticks

Canada has not yet made a commitment to do so.