A&W Unveils New Public Installation Saying Goodbye to Plastic Straws

Susan Senecal, President and CEO of A&W Canada, stands alongside a public art installation commissioned by the burger chain. Image: A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.

TORONTO -- Susan Senecal, President and CEO of A&W Canada, stands alongside a public art installation commissioned by the burger chain.

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Reading "Change is Good," the typography is made from the last of the company's plastic straws. A&W switched from plastic to compostable straws last year – helping to keep out about 82 million pieces of single-use plastics from landfills each year.

SOURCE A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.