14 May 20248 May 2024 First Playmobil toy made from sugar cane The restaurant chain McDonald's had been looking for bio-based material to produce animal figures from and now they are made from at least 95 percent sugar cane-based plastic
Erstes Playmobil-Spielzeug auf Zuckerrohrbasis Ab Mai werden erstmals Playmobil-Tierfiguren im Happy-Meal® der Restaurantkette McDonald’s enthalten sein, die zu mindestens 95 Prozent aus auf Zuckerrohr basiertem Kunststoff gefertigt sind
15 February 20245 February 2024 Dressed to Impress: McDonald’s Debuts New, More Sustainable Uniforms in the U.S. These new aprons, jeans and graphic T-shirts are made with innovative CiCLO® technology, which enables polyester fibers to biodegrade like wool
25 January 202422 January 2024 Fungi, coffee, and pineapples – rethinking device materials Don't throw those coffee grounds away, developers are rethinking device materials to lower the environmental impact of future products
22 September 202321 September 2023 UBQ Materials erhält 70 Mio. Dollar für umweltfreundlichen Kunststoff aus Abfall Mercedes setzt auf thermoplastischen Plastik-Ersatz mit UBQ
14 September 20238 September 2023 McDonald’s Expands Collaboration with UBQ Materials, Becoming First Restaurant Chain to Incorporate UBQ™ into Building Materials Expanding from Serving Trays, Arcos Dorados, World’s Largest Independent McDonald’s Franchisee, Now Using UBQ™ in Bench Seating and Electrical System Components, Showcasing New Applications in Sustainability in New São Paulo Restaurant
22 May 202316 May 2023 McDonald’s Leads Lobbying Offensive Against Laws to Reduce Packaging Waste in Europe Flawed assumptions and a “disturbing” lack of transparency characterise an industry campaign against reusable packaging, academics and campaigners warn
28 April 202226 April 2022 McDonald’s Tests Circular Clear Cups Sourced From Recycled and Biobased Materials, Including Used Cooking Oil Along with its partners Pactiv Evergreen, INEOS, Neste, and LyondellBasell, the company will use a mass-balance approach to produce a recyclable solution
2 February 202128 January 2021 These new McDonald’s trays are made from food waste At franchises throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, you’ll now get your food served on an innovative new material
16 October 20209 September 2021 Spotlight on chemical recycling: Building a circular economy for plastics requires multiple strategies and tools Advanced recycling needs to be part of that tool set
17 September 202016 September 2020 UBQ Materials confirms plans to build conversion plant in the Netherlands World’s first bio-based material made of unsorted organic, paper and plastic is qualified as ‘The most climate positive thermoplastic material on the planet.”
10 July 20202 July 2020 Neste, McDonald’s Netherlands and HAVI enter into circular economy collaboration in the Netherlands The collaboration will see McDonald’s restaurants in the Netherlands recycling the used cooking oil from French fries into Neste MY Renewable Diesel™
19 March 202016 March 2020 Update on Starbucks Journey to Find a More Sustainable Cup In March of 2019, Starbucks announced a commitment to conduct market tests with the cup technologies in select stores in five cities
5 March 20202 March 2020 USDA Rural Development, BioPreferred Program and more The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to USDA’s Bioproducts to Market Efforts
3 March 202028 February 2020 Take Five: Bio-based businesses aiming to stimulate positive environmental change via successful partnerships More and more companies are increasingly working together to develop renewable and circular solutions
19 February 202014 February 2020 U of T researchers turn McDonald’s deep fryer oil into high-end 3D printing resin While there are commercial uses for waste cooking oil, there’s a lack of ways to recycle it into a high value commodity such as a 3D printing resin
12 December 201910 December 2019 Double Shot of Sustainability: Ford and McDonald’s Collaborate to Convert Coffee Bean Skin into Car Parts McDonald’s is expected to direct a significant portion of its coffee chaff in North America to Ford to be incorporated into vehicle parts
Autoteile aus Kaffeebohnen: Ford und McDonald’s beschließen Nachhaltigkeits-Kooperation Bestandteile von gerösteten Kaffeebohnen sollen in Fahrzeugteilen wie etwa Scheinwerfergehäusen eine neue Verwendung finden
21 June 201917 June 2019 Spielzeugriese forscht bislang vergeblich: Lego verzweifelt an der Suche nach grünem Plastikersatz Kaum ein natürlicher Rohstoff kann bislang den Baustoff der Lego-Elemente sowie der Verpackungsmaterialien gleichwertig ersetzen
9 May 20196 May 2019 McDonald’s hits back at ‘ditch paper straws’ petition Fast food giant is in the process of cutting out single-use plastic, swapping out plastic straws for paper ones at its UK and Ireland restaurants.
15 April 201910 April 2019 Ben & Jerry’s Joins Major Global Brands Phasing Out Petroleum-Based Plastics Company replacing plastic spoons and straws in its 600+ Scoop Shops worldwide with wooden spoons and paper straws by April 2019 as a first step
13 March 20197 March 2019 Truly sustainable cups are finally here 12 Winners of NextGen Cup Challenge Reimagining the Future of the To-Go Cup
18 December 201828 April 2019 A loudspeaker for treehuggers with golden ears – the first speaker ever built using holocellulose Newly researched pure white material with unique properties is easy to recycle to become something completely different
21 September 201819 September 2018 Zigarettenkippen verunreinigen den Ozean mehr als Plastiktrinkhalme Bei den jährlichen Aufräumarbeiten blieben Zigarettenkippen in Kalifornien, in den USA und international die Nummer eins
22 August 201819 August 2018 Marine biodegradable plastics offer hope for oceans and waterways Everywhere you turn – marine pollution is on the mind of late
3 August 20183 August 2018 The Digest’s Top 10 Innovations for the week of July 27th Highlighting annual or even quarterly or monthly rankings and summaries of significant product and service advances
26 July 201824 July 2018 Starbucks und McDonald’s tüfteln gemeinsam am Öko-Becher In einem Wettbewerb, den das NextGen Cup Consortium leitet, sollen Ideen für innovative Becher für Heiß- und Kaltgetränke entwickelt werden
McDonald’s Joins Starbucks & Closed Loop Partners to Develop a Recyclable and/or Compostable Cup Groundbreaking partnership to develop a recyclable and/or compostable cup solution through NextGen Cup Consortium and Challenge
3 July 20182 July 2018 McDonald’s has replaced plastic with biodegradable alternatives McDonald's now gives customers wooden cutlery (spoons, stirrers, knives and forks) instead of plastic ones. The plastic cups have been replaced by superior quality paper cups
12 January 201810 January 2018 Sustainable Packaging Coalition elects representatives from McDonald’s, Nestlé USA, and Braskem to Executive Committee SPC Executive Committee offers big opportunity for big companies to work together, making real progress in advancing sustainable packaging
8 January 201821 December 2017 As You Sow calls out McDonald’s on use of polystyrene McDonald's still uses polystyrene for packaging applications in overseas markets, where plastic pollution migration into waterways is highest
26 January 201625 January 2016 6 Sustainable Packaging Trends to Watch in 2016 Environmental Leader discussed sustainable packaging trends with the experts
15 June 201512 June 2015 Hitting the target Bioplastics, used wisely alongside waste reduction and recycling initiatives, are already helping brand owners achieve sustainability targets. Emma-Jane Batey reports on their rich potential as a green packaging material.
10 July 20149 July 2014 New Supply Chain Sustainability Program for U.S. Crops Field to Market metrics and benchmarks developed through a multi-stakeholder process to become an important platform
19 February 201418 February 2014 The quest for bio-polystyrene Current developments and the hunt for alternatives
27 July 2012 Novamont provides London 2012 with compostable packs McDonald’s as Olympics Partner to use Mater-Bi for cutlery, straws, cups and lids
29 May 2012 Companies are removing oil from their products to cut costs Rising crude prices are fueling a boom in bioplastics as manufacturers took for alternatives to petrochemicals in car seats, beverage containers, solar panels and other goods