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Plastic free: McDonald's serves up revamped McFlurry packaging

21 June 2019 • 1 min read

Fast food giant ditches plastic lids for flagship ice cream dish, and replaces single-use plastic used in salad packaging with cardboard

McDonald's has today announced an overhaul to the packaging of its UK menu, ditching single-use plastic from its McFlurry ice cream and salad options from September. The fast food giant said all its...

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