McFlurry makeover: McDonald's serves up menu of plastic waste reduction measures

BusinessGreen staff
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Fast food chain's new measures include cutting plastic drink and ice cream packaging in Europe and trialing edible packaging in Ukraine

McDonald's has today announced a major waste-busting programme to reduce plastic packaging and boost recycling rates across its European business, unveiling a range of trials and measures aimed at removing...

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