Most of those drinks already come with a plastic lid and a straw right? So now Starbucks is just eliminating the straw and slightly altering the lid. If you’re worrying who is going to recycle the lids and how, well, why haven’t you been worried about it before?
I think that having some straws available upon request is a good solution. But I also think problems will arise the same way there are problems with “service animals” now too. It’s a legit solution for legitimately disabled people and able-bodied people will take advantage of the rules and loopholes, creating a problem for those who have an actual need. People will know there’s straws available and request them even if they don’t have a legitimate need. Then straw use will go back up and bans will be reconsidered and it won’t be the fault of “entitled disabled people.”