It has already removed virgin plastic straws from all stores, replacing them with paper alternatives, and introduced multi-compartment bins to help encourage customers to recycle correctly. McDonald ’s UK & Ireland is to switch from plastic to cardboard containers for its salads , and is to end the use of plastic lids for its McFlurry products . The new plastic containers , which will be made from 50 % recycled and 50 % virgin content , will be produced from certified renewable sources and introduced next year . The containers will allow the use of 102 MT of plastic per year . The McFlurry lids will be replaced by September , in a move that ought to further reduce the company ’s plastic waste footprint by 383 MT annually .
McDonald ’s UK & Ireland is to switch from plastic to cardboard containers for its salads , and is to end the use of plastic lids for its McFlurry products . The new plastic containers , which will be made from 50 % recycled and 50 % virgin content , will be produced from certified renewable sources and introduced next year . The containers will allow the use of 102 MT of plastic per year . The McFlurry lids will be replaced by September , in a move that ought to further reduce the company ’s plastic waste footprint by 383 MT annually .