FOI request detail

LTM plastic and paper straws

Request ID: FOI-0305-2324
Date published: 23 May 2023

You asked

Good afternoon, I would like to make four Freedom of Information requests in relation to the London Transport Museum: How many boxes of paper straws do you buy on a monthly basis? How many boxes of paper straws do you use on a monthly basis? How many boxes of plastic straws do you buy on a monthly basis? How many boxes of plastic straws do you use on a monthly basis?

We answered

TfL Ref: 0305-2324

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 1 May 2023 asking for information about the use of plastic and paper straws by the London Transport Museum.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold some of the information you require. Your questions and our replies are as follows:
How many boxes of paper straws do you buy on a monthly basis?
London Transport Museum does not hold this information. Our Museum café is operated by an external company. It orders all the supplies for café use including paper straws. Plastic straws are not used.
How many boxes of paper straws do you use on a monthly basis?
London Transport Museum does not hold this information.
How many boxes of plastic straws do you buy on a monthly basis?

Please see our response to question one.
How many boxes of plastic straws do you use on a monthly basis?

Please see our response to question one.


If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely


Sara Thomas
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

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