Episode 162: McDonald's vs the Plastic Wave

The Food Fix

McDonald's serves over 69 million people daily. Where does all the trashed packaging go? Landfills. But what if they had reusable packaging and silverware in store? How would that small change make a big impact on the amount of plastic going into our oceans? As You Sow is a shareholder advocacy company that posed those very questions to Micky D's themselves. How did the colossal cuisine company respond? Find out in this week's episode. Most Honorable Guest: Kelly McBee https://www.asyousow.org/ Breaking the Plastic Wave: https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2020/07/23/breaking-the-plastic-wave-top-findings The Reason Your Ears are Happy: The Freezer Bees https://open.spotify.com/artist/1q31dwXas9055bylUCkEMp?si=dZL79yCaRiWZk4ocbtxn2w You wouldn't believe how swamped I've been with electronic communication lately. It's almost as if everyone is emailing me at [e-mail] because they want to engage in fascinating conversations about food system solutions. Oh you definitely don't want to miss out on that...