LONDON — Mickey D's attempt to go green tanked spectacularly after a leaked memo revealed their new paper straws aren't recyclable.<br /><br />According to the BBC, the fast food giant axed plastic straws from all it's UK branches last year, which got it many pats on the back for being environmentally responsible.<br /><br />Customers were made to use paper straws, which ended up being insanely unpopular because they were so annoying to drink out of.<br /><br />But as it turned out, the much-hated straws weren't even recyclable — at least, not yet. According to an internal McD's memo obtained by The Sun, the paper versions needed to be binned and burned. <br /><br />Ironically, the old plastic straws were 100% recyclable. <br /><br />While the chain claims chucking the paper straws is temporary, it seems that was the final straw for customers, who hated the damn things anyway.<br /><br />The BBC reports that there's now a petition to bring back the plastic straws, signed by over 51,000 customers.<br /><br />The old plastic straws have been hot on eBay, apparently, with one chap even paying a small fortune for a 100-piece bundle. Crazy!
