Claim: In England we use an estimated 8.5 billion plastic straws each year, according to government figures.
Fact-check: How many plastic straws do we use? - Full Fact
Verdict: this is based on an old estimate from an environmental consultancy of how many straws the fast food industry in the whole of the uk uses each year. the government has since said it thinks this figure is wrong.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2019-05-29T00:00:00