{"id":69590,"date":"2019-12-12T07:35:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T06:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=69590"},"modified":"2019-12-10T12:06:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T11:06:00","slug":"double-shot-of-sustainability-ford-and-mcdonalds-collaborate-to-convert-coffee-bean-skin-into-car-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/double-shot-of-sustainability-ford-and-mcdonalds-collaborate-to-convert-coffee-bean-skin-into-car-parts\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Shot of Sustainability: Ford and McDonald\u2019s Collaborate to Convert Coffee Bean Skin into Car Parts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Collaboration builds on both companies\u2019 commitments to environmental stewardship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ford Motor Company and McDonald\u2019s USA will soon be giving vehicles a caffeine boost by using part of a familiar staple in the morning routine, coffee beans, in vehicle parts such as headlamp housing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every year, millions of pounds of coffee chaff \u2013 the dried skin of the bean \u2013 naturally comes off during the roasting process. Together, Ford and McDonald\u2019s can provide an innovative new home to a significant portion of that material. The companies found that chaff can be converted into a durable material to reinforce certain vehicle parts. By heating the chaff to high temperatures under low oxygen, mixing it with plastic and other additives and turning it into pellets, the material can be formed into various shapes.<\/p>\n

The chaff composite meets the quality specifications for parts like headlamp housings and other interior and under hood components. The resulting components will be about 20 percent lighter and require up to 25 percent less energy during the molding process. Heat properties of the chaff component are significantly better than the currently used material, according to Ford. This is the first time Ford has used coffee bean skins to convert into select vehicle parts.<\/p>\n

\u201cMcDonald\u2019s commitment to innovation was impressive to us and matched our own forward-thinking vision and action for sustainability,\u201d said Debbie Mielewski, Ford senior technical leader, sustainability and emerging materials research team. \u201cThis has been a priority for Ford for over 20 years, and this is an example of jump starting the closed-loop economy, where different industries work together and exchange materials that otherwise would be side or waste products.\u201d<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s is expected to direct a significant portion of its coffee chaff in North America to Ford to be incorporated into vehicle parts.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike McDonald\u2019s, Ford is committed to minimizing waste and we\u2019re always looking for innovative ways to further that goal,\u201d said Ian Olson, senior director, global sustainability, McDonald\u2019s. \u201cBy finding a way to use coffee chaff as a resource, we are elevating how companies together can increase participation in the closed-loop economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The collaboration with Ford and McDonald\u2019s is the latest example of the innovative approaches both companies take to product and environmental stewardship. The project also involves Varroc Lighting Systems, which supplies the headlamps, and Competitive Green Technologies, the processor of the coffee chaff.<\/p>\n

Ford is progressing toward a goal of using recycled and renewable plastics in vehicles globally, with an increasing range of sustainable materials.<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s is on its way to sourcing 100 percent of its guest packaging from renewable, recycled or certified sources by 2025. In addition, McDonald\u2019s is helping develop a recyclable and\/or compostable cup through the NextGen Cup Consortium and Challenge. Both efforts are part of McDonald\u2019s Scale for Good initiative, a global commitment to use its size and scale to drive meaningful change.<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s and Ford plan to continue exploring ways to collaboratively use waste as a resource, while furthering their sustainability goals.<\/p>\n

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About Ford Motor Company<\/h3>\n

Ford Motor Company is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan. The company designs, manufactures, markets and services a full line of Ford cars, trucks, SUVs, electrified vehicles and Lincoln luxury vehicles, provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification, autonomous vehicles and mobility solutions. Ford employs approximately 191,000 people worldwide.<\/p>\n

About McDonald\u2019s<\/h3>\n

McDonald\u2019s serves a variety of menu options made with quality ingredients to more than 25 million customers every day. Ninety-five percent of McDonald\u2019s 14,000 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and operated by businessmen and women.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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