Jul 7, 2017 · It's unclear how many McDonald's in the Windy City are back to using polystyrene cups that don't biodegrade and were supposedly being phased out across the company as the burger chain attempts...

McDonald's restaurants finish the job of eliminating polystyrene containers as they switch to paper cups for hot beverages.

Jun 19, 2018 · In 1990, McDonald’s did away with foam “clam shell” boxes, but it still goes through about a billion foam cups a year. Polystyrene foam is one of the greatest of ocean plastics scourges. It breaks down into tiny pieces that marine animals mistake for food, and it lasts — literally — forever.

Sep 26, 2013 · McDonald’s Corp. confirmed that it is transitioning from polystyrene beverage cups to a fiber-based paper cup for its McCafé hot drinks in a multiyear rollout at its more than 14,000 restaurants...

McDonald's switched to a double-walled paper cup to meet our customers’ environmental sustainability preferences and to support the current industry trend and regulations to move away from using foam.

Jan 12, 2018 · America’s highest-grossing fast-food chain will soon be eliminating one of the staples of to-go food packaging: foam plastic. The company recently announced it will eliminate foam packaging, currently 2 percent of its packaging by weight, by the end of 2018.

Oct 25, 2023 · People were so incensed by McDonald's decision to get rid of Styrofoam cups that a Change.org petition was launched in 2017 regarding the matter. Those in favor of the material stated that it keeps drinks cooler for a longer period while also resisting sweating, unlike cups made from plastic.

Sep 26, 2013 · McDonald’s Corp. confirmed that it is transitioning from polystyrene beverage cups to a fiber-based paper cup for its McCafé hot drinks in a multiyear rollout at its more than 14,000...

McDonald’s Corp. has confirmed that it will replace all polystyrene beverage cups with paper cups at its 14,000 U.S. outlets, according to As You Sow (AYS), a nonprofit organization that promotes corporate responsibility through shareholder advocacy.

Sep 27, 2013 · McDonald’s Corp. has confirmed that it will replace all polystyrene beverage cups with paper cups at its 14,000 U.S. outlets. The move comes in response to a shareholder proposal filed by environmental advocacy group As You Sow in 2011, asking it to stop using foam.