McDonald's Agrees To Switch To Paper Cups, Reports AYS

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Last month, Oak Brook, Illinois based McDonald's agreed to replace its polystyrene foam hot beverage cups with paper-based cups at all 14,000 U.S. restaurants in the coming months, according to a news release from As You Sow (AYS), an environmental advocacy group. AYS's 2011 shareholder proposal asked McDonald's to consider stronger environmental policies for its beverage containers, such as setting recycled content and post-consumer cup recovery goals. 29.3 percent of their investors supported the resolution, an excellent level of support for a first-year resolution. Following that remarkably high investor support and continued dialogue with AYS, the company unveiled a new pilot program in March 2012 replacing foam with paper cups at 2,000 of its U.S. stores.