=======================Electronic Edition========================

RACHEL'S HAZARDOUS WASTE NEWS #206
---November 7, 1990---
News and resources for environmental justice.
------
Environmental Research Foundation
P.O. Box 5036, Annapolis, MD 21403
Fax (410) 263-8944; Internet: erf@igc.apc.org
==========
The Back issues and Index are available here.
The official RACHEL archive is here. It's updated constantly.
To subscribe, send E-mail to rachel- weekly- request@world.std.com
with the single word SUBSCRIBE in the message. It's free.
===Previous Issue==========================================Next Issue===

MCDONALDS CAVES IN TO PRESSURE FROM KIDS.

The NEW YORK TIMES reported this week that McDonald's will abandon styrofoam "clamshell" packaging for the burgers at their 8,000 restaurants. The TIMES reported that Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) was responsible for changing McDonald's mind.

Unfortunately, the TIMES was entirely misinformed. The campaign to change McDonald's mind was started by Theresa Freeman of Vermonters Organized for Cleanup [(802) 476-7757] several years ago. Citizens Clearinghouse for Hazardous Waste (CCHW) helped spread the word. VOC and CCHW built a campaign in 25 countries. McDonald's brought EDF in as advisors only at the bitter end when the jig was up.
--Peter Montague, Ph.D.

Descriptor terms: mcdonalds; styrofoam; cchw; vermonters organized for cleanup; voc;

Next Issue