{"id":5147,"date":"2025-02-04T03:28:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T08:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=5147"},"modified":"2025-02-04T03:28:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T08:28:23","slug":"mcdonalds-finland-rolls-out-fibre-based-lids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=5147","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s Finland rolls out fibre-based lids"},"content":{"rendered":"


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McDonald\u2019s Finland has introduced fibre-based lids for beverages, moving ahead of its 2025 schedule.<\/p>\n

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This initiative is part of a broader commitment to reduce plastic usage across its operations.<\/p>\n

By the end of 2025, all McDonald\u2019s outlets in Finland will serve drinks with moulded fibre lids, applicable to both hot and cold beverages.<\/p>\n

This change is in line with the company\u2019s global strategy to eliminate the use of fossil-based plastics.<\/p>\n

The adoption of fibre lids is projected to reduce plastic consumption by about 59,000kg each year while also lowering carbon emissions.<\/p>\n

The fibre-based lids are produced by Huhtam\u00e4ki, a Finnish packaging company, and feature an innovative click-fit function for a secure seal.<\/p>\n

These lids are home compostable and recyclable, consistent with Huhtam\u00e4ki\u2019s commitment to sustainability.<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s Finland is said to have been actively reducing plastic in its packaging for several years.<\/p>\n

In 2018, the company replaced plastic lids on McFlurry cups with cardboard porridge cups.<\/p>\n

By 2020, McDonald\u2019s Finland had introduced cardboard milkshake cups and salad containers, and in March 2021, it replaced plastic straws with paper ones.<\/p>\n

The fibre-based packaging used by McDonald\u2019s Finland is made from recycled materials or sourced from certified forests, ensuring that all sales packaging is designed to be recyclable.<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s Finland CEO Olli Johansson said: \u201cMcDonald\u2019s goal is for all packaging to come from renewable, recycled, and certified materials before the end of 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n

In February 2024, McDonald\u2019s teamed up with<\/a> Japanese manga artist Acky Bright to create manga-inspired packaging for anime fans.<\/p>\n

This initiative was part of the company\u2019s new campaign, WcDonald\u2019s, an anime version of McDonald\u2019s, which was launched in the US and over 30 other markets in February 2024.<\/p>\n

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