McDonald’s and Ford are Turning Coffee Bean Waste into Car Parts
By Travis Riffe • December 5, 2019
On Wednesday, McDonald’s and Ford Motor Company said they are joining forces to turn McDonald’s coffee bean waste into vehicle parts. Specifically, headlamp parts from Lincoln cars that are coming off the assembly line later this month will be made with chaff, skin waste created after roasting coffee beans. These coffee bean skins can be converted into a durable material to reinforce certain types of vehicle parts. Ford and McDonald’s hope to expand the use of chaff, and other waste resources, to create parts for other car lines.