OSAKA ¨C Joining the worldwide movement to combat plastic waste, two international hotels in Osaka are moving toward paper straws.
¡°We switched to paper straws on July 1, and the response from our customers has been very good, as they understand the problems of plastic straws,¡± said Naoko Nishida, marketing communications senior director at the Intercontinental Osaka.
¡°We began introducing paper straws earlier this month after we stopped using plastic ones. They¡¯ve drawn interest from some female customers and those with children,¡± said Akiko Furusawa, marketing communications manager at the Hilton Osaka.
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