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News stories from the green marketing & packaging sector. Includes summer 2008 thought pieces on sustainable packaging, and news stories including: PLA (polylactic acid) used for meat/poultry/seafood trays, biodegradable coffee bags, alternative food containers, Method products using 100% recycled PET, recycled LDPE air pillows, and eco-design for 11th hour DVD packaging.

While most companies and a number of municipalities are phasing out the use of #6 polystyrene (commonly referred to and known as styrofoam) in fast food packaging one of the largest fast food companies in the US, McDonalds, is using it for its popular Sweet Tea drink.

The salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes continues to grow, as chain restaurants such as McDonald's and Outback Steak House have removed the potentially contaminated tomatoes from their offerings, and supermarkets have pulled the offending produce from shelves.

Since you cannot taste, smell or see salmonella, now is a good time to become extra vigilant when handling and washing produce. Here are steps you can take to prevent the spread of illness.

Eleven McDonald’s restaurants in South Yorkshire are taking part in a new recycling scheme to use waste generated from the restaurants as a source of energy. During the scheme refuse will be collected from the restaurants, treated at a state-of-the-art energy recovery facility and converted into electricity and heat.

Mcdonalds puts $$$ for biofuels - strange eh!?