McDonald's is updating a critical component of its operation.
There is a perpetual tug of war going on between fast food and the trash it creates.
After getting in trouble for the environmental effect of supplying inexpensive meat to billions of people.
A well-known company announces every couple of years that it would stop using some of its packaging.
A commitment to phase out all single-use straws at a time when global attention was focused on the problem of plastic straws littering the ocean.
Those who frequent the coffee chain know all too well that cold beverages at Starbucks now come with recyclable sippy cup-style lids.