Here’s a really fascinating article by Alexis Cary. It’s called McDonald’s to phase out plastic cutlery across Australia by end of 2020.
It shares some great news! Here’s an excerpt:
McDonald’s has been “actively scoping” and introducing initiatives that reduce the plastic used within its packaging requirements for more than a decade, including the removal of plastic lids from McFlurry cups, salad bowls being replaced with a fibre-based alternatives and sundae cups now being lighter in weight.
Those changes alone removed nearly 250 tonnes of plastic from McDonald’s Australia restaurants, and by weight, now 85 per cent of Macca’s packaging is fibre-based.
Check mate, other fast-food restaurants of Australia!
