Biodegradable Redesign

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This paper discusses how plastic utensils are harmful to ecosystems and not environmentally friendly whatsoever. This paper takes a non-environmentally friendly product and make it biodegradable. Further discussion surrounding the fast food industry and how these restaurants are big plastic wasters. Fast food restaurants (i.e. McDonald's) in a number of countries in Europe (i.e. Germany, Austria, and Sweden) have stopped using plastic utensils and have started using biodegradable folks, spoons and knives made from cornstarch.

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"Due to increasing public demand for corporations to become more environmentally responsible (purpose), some fast food restaurants are using biodegradable utensils (solution) rather than plastic. Biodegradable spoons, forks, and knives are made of cornstarch and are being tested in European markets by McDonald's. The question is whether or not other fast food restaurants will follow suit. "

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