Hi! My name is Annalia Tripi. I am 9 years old. I love Starbucks. My favorite drink is the strawberry acai refresher with light ice, lemonade, and no strawberries. I love this drink and have started to get it a lot. Then that’s when I realized: I am getting a chunk of plastic every time I buy Starbucks, I am putting another piece of garbage into the ocean every time I get Starbucks, maybe another animal dies every time I get Starbucks. Did you know that “100 million marine animals die each year from plastic waste alone?”  (Citation #1) 100,000 marine animals die from getting entangled in plastic yearly – these are just the deaths reported. I do not like this. 

I love both animals and Starbucks, but given this situation, I am forced to choose between my favorite drink or protecting the sea creatures I care for. Right now-with this problem-I can’t get both. Unless Starbucks changes this. Starbucks can change the plastic to a biodegradable or compostable product and make a big difference. Furthermore, they could also offer in-store composting for customers who can’t access composting services. Starbucks is a very popular place to get drinks and if their company makes this change,  it will make a  GINORMOUS  difference.

Some more reasons they should make this happen:

My mom doesn't want me to get Starbucks that much because of this problem.
We are trashing the earth and there will be barely anything left for my generation.
7 billion plastic cups are used every year from Starbucks (Citation #2). I see Starbucks is trying, by putting  less plastic in their cups, but it's not enough. 

Please sign this petition because a little change can make a big difference!

Sincerely,

Annalia Tripi

Citations:

https://www.condorferries.co.uk/marine-ocean-pollution-statistics-facts#:~:text=100%20million%20marine%20animals%20die,by%20North%20Pacific%20fish%20yearly 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesfarrell/2024/01/03/customers-can-now-use-their-own-cups-for-starbucks-mobile-and-drive-thru-orders/#:~:text=Big%20Number,a%20June%20report%20by%20CNBC