- McDonald’s wants to become more sustainable
- It should less plastic be used
- McDonald’s has brand new mug developed
- opinions the customers differing
MC Donalds has set itself the goal to be more sustainable and use less plastic. For this, the company wants to make a change in its range. The American fast food chain is now planning to Ban plastic straws for drinks. This is reported by the American newspaper restaurant business.
McDonald’s cups will soon be without straws
McDonald’s has developed a completely new cup for this purpose. The new lids are designed to prevent the drink from running out of the cup. They also have a pull tab on them. Once the tab is pulled off, the lid resembles that of a typical coffee-to-go cup.
“MC Donalds tests currently strawless lids for our cold drinks in select US markets“explains the chain opposite restaurant business. “These lids help us streamline our packaging and eliminate the use of small plastic, and are just one example of the many solutions we are exploring as part of our ongoing global commitment to reduce waste in all restaurants and promote recycling.”
The select McDonald’s stores testing the new lids currently only include locations in the United States. For example, one of them is in Minneapolis. If you prefer to have a straw with your drink, you can apparently still ask for one.
McDonald’s wants to become more sustainable – this is how the network reacts
McDonald’s has already made efforts to become more environmentally friendly. For example, the spoons for McFlurry and McSundaes are already made of wood and no longer made of plastic. In particular, further savings should be made on packaging waste in the future.
However, opinions on the internet about this innovation differ widely. Under a CNN post on Facebook about the change at McDonald’s, mixed reactions to the innovation in McDonald’s drinks are gathering. For example, a woman writes “Not gonna lie – I like the new lids”. Another user agrees, commenting “I’ve never been a fan of straws.” (I’ve never been a fan of straws).
But the new lids aren’t going down well with everyone. Some commenters complain about the hygiene. “I think these lids are big and very unsanitary. Their hands are all over it.” (I find the lids disgusting and unhygienic. There were hands all over it), for example, comments one woman. Another user wrote sarcastically, “Gotta love it after the worker puts their hands all over the lid you have to sip from.” (One must love drinking from a lid that all the workers have their hands on).
New lids without straws at McDonalds: “Anyone see the irony?”
The whole action is fundamentally questioned by many users. Most comments deal with whether it makes sense to do without the plastic straw at all if more plastic is used in the lid.
“Does anyone see the irony in using a large single use plastic container as an advertisement to decrease single use plastics?” (Does anyone recognize the irony in using a large plastic cup to advertise against the use of single-use plastic?), asks a woman, for example.
Others wonder why not just use reusable cups and straws. “Strawless lids in plastic cups. Why not reusable cups with reusable straws where the buyer gets a discount if they bring it back?” (Plastic cups without straws. Warm not reusable cups and straws that have a discount on return?)
Since January 1st, 2023, restaurants and cafés have had to return multiple containers in Germany. You can read about the advantages and disadvantages of this for customers here.
