McDonald's Ireland has announced a significant change to a fan favourite.
The fast food giant said it will stop serving its McFlurry ice cream with plastic spoons and replace them with a paper-based alternative. Speaking on social media on Tuesday, a spokesperson for McDonald's said: "We’re making a big change…
"That’s right, we’re cancelling plastic cutlery and replacing it with a new sustainable, paper-based material in all of our restaurants in the UK and Ireland. We’re doing this to remove over 850 tonnes of plastic from our supply chain a year, as part of our Plan for Change."
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The announcement wasn't welcomed by all as some people criticised the change. One person said: "So first it’s soggy straws and now it’s also soggy cutlery!"
Another person said: "So you will have less than a minute to finish it before the spoon becomes a floppy mess."
A third person added: "The paper ones are rubbish. No strength to them. I hope this means the Flurries will actually be mixed when they are made."
But there were many positive comments with one person saying: "I fully support this! Will be awesome to use green, sustainable cutlery for a McFlurry, or bring my own spoon!"
Another person said: "Ok. Doing that is great. But what about the cups with the plastic lids?"
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