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McDonald’s new paper straws – described as “eco-friendly” by the US fast food giant – cannot
be recycled. Last year, it axed plastic straws, even though they were recyclable, in all its UK branches
as part of a green drive. But the US fast food giant says the new paper straws are not yet easy to
recycle and should be put into general waste. McDonald’s says the materials are recyclable, but their
thickness makes it difficult for them to be processed.
The firm switched from plastic straws to paper ones in its restaurants in the UK and Republic
of Ireland last autumn. The straws are manufactured by Transcend Packaging, based in Ebbw Vale,
South Wales.
But some customers were unhappy with the new straws, saying they dissolved before a drink
could be finished, with milkshakes particularly hard to drink.
“As a result of customer feedback, we have strengthened our paper straws, so while the
materials are recyclable, their current thickness makes it difficult for them to be processed by our
waste solution providers, who also help us recycle our paper cups,” a McDonald’s spokesman said.
The firm said it was working to find a solution, and that current advice, as first reported by The
Sun, to put paper straws in general waste was therefore temporary.
“This waste from our restaurants does not go to landfill, but is used to generate energy,” the
company added.
A petition by irate McDonald’s customers to bring back plastic straws has so far been signed
by 51,000 people. The restaurant chain uses 1.8 million straws a day in the UK, so the move to paper
was a significant step in helping to reduce single-use plastic. Some single-use plastic products can
take hundreds of years to decompose if not recycled.
Extracted from BBC News, 5th of August, 2019 (https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49234054)
Considere as seguintes afirmações relativas ao texto anterior:
1. Os canudos de plástico usados por todas as lojas do McDonald’s no Reino Unido até o
outono passado já eram recicláveis. Mesmo assim, foram substituídos por canudos de
papel para evitar plásticos de uso único.
2. A direção do McDonald’s do Reino Unido e da Irlanda pede que os consumidores
descartem os canudos de papel no lixo comum porque descobriram que, na verdade, eles
não são totalmente recicláveis.
3. Inicialmente, foram utilizados canudos de papel reciclável que se desmanchavam com
facilidade, gerando reclamações de consumidores. Por isso a troca para o papel mais
grosso, o que torna impossível sua reciclagem.
4. O problema com os novos canudos de papel vem da incapacidade apenas momentânea
das empresas recicladoras de processar esse tipo de papel – mas elas garantem que os
canudos não vão para aterros sanitários.
5. Um grupo de consumidores ambientalistas do McDonald’s criou um abaixo-assinado com
mais de 51.000 adesões, pedindo a volta dos canudos de plástico, para os quais já há
tecnologia de reciclagem existente.
Indique qual das opções abaixo classifica corretamente as cinco afirmações acima como
Verdadeiras (V) ou Falsas (F).
