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2/03/2023

Topic Reading-Vol.3950-2/3/2023

Dear MEL Topic Readers,
McDonald’s is testing a new strawless lid
Starbucks replaced plastic straws with plastic sippy cup lids for cold drinks in 2020, except for Frappuccinos and creamy drinks in an effort to reduce the use of plastic waste. It took a little longer for the world’s fast food giant McDonald’s to follow the suit, but not entirely. Plastic straws can still be provided upon customers’ request. While Starbucks also has been replacing plastic straws with paper or other biodegradable straws across the world, McDonald’s has been slower to adopt plastic alternatives. The brand color of Starbucks is green and McDonald’s is red/yellow. The headquarters of the coffee chain is located in progressive, environmentally sensitive Seattle while the sandwich restaurant chain is headquartered in Chicago, a conservative Midwestern area. Also, the customer profile of the trendy, stylish coffee chain differs from the fast food restaurant. They seem to have different levels of sense of urgency toward the environment. Whichever the case might be, there must be better solutions than plastic lids.
Enjoy reading the article and learning about how these two world’s largest food/coffee chains are working on reducing plastic waste.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/27/business/mcdonalds-strawless-lids-test/index.html

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