A GLASGOW restaurant has banned plastic straws in its premises in a bid to help the environment.

Greek restaurant Halloumi has cut down their plastic consumption by 100 per cent in the last two months after introducing the change.

The Hope Street eatery stopped putting straws in customer drinks in June and has now completely eliminated plastic straws from their restaurant and bar.

Instead, they offer bright paper straws in Greek colours as an alternative to customers who want to use a straw with their drink.

The business is now encouraging others to follow suit after they managed to cut down their overall straw use by 90 per cent.

Lapreet Atwall, general manager of Halloumi said: “We are proud to be a plastic-free bar and the response we’ve have had from our customers has been really positive.

“I think it’s habit that you feel the need for a straw in your drink. You don’t ask for a straw, your bartender decides for you.

“We now only serve straws upon request and even the uptake on that has been very low – around 10% or less, which has led to our overall straw reduction sitting around 90%.

“If the Scottish hospitality industry could collectively back the campaign, we could really see a massive plastic reduction across the country.

“I’d really encourage any other business thinking about saying no to plastic to implement it in their restaurant or bar.

“Invest in some cool straws for those diners who’d still like a straw, it’s really worth it for the plastic reduction.”

Toni Carbajosa, co-owner of Halloumi added: “It’s our duty of care as a business to try and reduce waste as much as possible.

“By making a small change in our daily business practice we’ve really eliminated the need for plastic straws and our customers have backed our pledge.”