McDonald’s to replace foam beverage cups with paper
Fast food leader will replace polystyrene foam hot beverage cups with paper-based cups in U.S. restaurants.
McDonald’s Corp. has confirmed that it will replace all polystyrene beverage cups with paper cups at its 14,000 U.S. outlets. The move comes in response to a shareholder proposal filed by As you Sow in 2011, asking McDonald’s to stop using the polystyrene foam.
In 2012, the company agreed to test replacement of its foam cups with double-walled paper hot cups at approximately 2,000 restaurants, primarily on the West Coast. The company deemed the pilots successful and the paper cup will now become the standard hot beverage cup at all U.S. outlets.