At the end of 2021, the first net-zero restaurant opened. It was a historical moment for people who have walked into this McDonald's. This net-zero carbon McDonald's looks the same as other classic McDonald's. look at its structure, the walls, equipment, and white household goods are made of recycled materials. Even if the beautiful striking artworks in this restaurant, are all made from recycled Styrofoam cups.



When you enter the Market Drayton Eatery, you will be attracted by the creative walls and various decorations at first sight. You might subconsciously think that these artworks are extra-purchased decorations, but they're made from unexpected ingredients--recycled Styrofoam cups. Styrofoam is widely used in food and beverage containers and made into various Styrofoam boxes or cups. All fast-food enterprises and takeaways use Styrofoam cups extensively, and McDonald's is no exception. Most people take them as disposable materials and environmentalists appeal to ban them. Because Styrofoam cups lead to severe pollution. McDonald's has also been criticized for using Styrofoam cups too much. In the construction of the zero-carbon restaurant, they decided to use waste Styrofoam cups as the decoration material for the whole restaurant. It may be impossible for many people to imagine that these beautiful decorations used to be wasted "disposable" Styrofoam cups. But it has happened.



As a matter of fact, Styrofoam cups, boxes, or packaging, are all recyclable. With the improvement of people's awareness of environmental protection, people begin to face up to the harm our living habits bring to the environment. Styrofoam goods do bring us a lot of conveniences, but at the same time, they start to pollute our environment after being treated as non-recyclable items and discarded. Styrofoam has appeared on the roadside, in lakes, in the sea, and in the stomachs of various animals. Then the concept of Styrofoam recycling has been put forward. After research and experiment, Styrofoam recycling has been accepted by more and more businesses. Recycled Styrofoam can be processed into various plastic products, including various decorations.

In the Styrofoam recycling industry, INTCO Recycling is one of the industry leaders. INTCO can offer a comprehensive service of Styrofoam recycling, as well as sells GREENMAX Styrofoam recycling machines. INTCO buys Styrofoam waste and processes Styrofoam into frame products. The mature Styrofoam recycling chain of INTCO proves it’s worthy and meaningful to recycle Styrofoam waste. The Market Drayton Eatery is a good example of Styrofoam recycling in use. Recycled Styrofoam waste has a wide range of uses, so it can be believed more breakthroughs in this industry in the future.