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= June 18 =

McDonalds in Spain
You know how their utensils are made of wood? I have two questions: When was this change enacted, and what type of wood is it made out of?

Note: The specific McDonalds I’ve visited is the one at the BCN airport. 62.36.43.134 (talk) 11:41, 18 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Disposable plastic utensils have been banned in the EU since 2021. See Plastic_pollution. PiusImpavidus (talk) 12:39, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Another question: Why does the logo have a green background instead of a red one? 62.36.43.134 (talk) 13:34, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
 * The color green is used in many contexts to signify "environmentally friendly". Whether that's true or not is for you to judge (see Greenwashing). Xuxl (talk) 13:52, 18 June 2024 (UTC)


 * This British manufacturer says that their wooden cutlery is made "from natural Birch Wood that is fully sustainable and FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) certified". According to this, China, Vietnam and Russia are the leading exporters of birch, with Germany being the leading EU exporter, although their output seems to be in the form of decorative veneers. Alansplodge (talk) 20:28, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

How do you create a beach?
Kinda like the Barcelona Olympics or that one episode of Phineas and Ferb did. 62.36.43.134 (talk) 11:49, 18 June 2024 (UTC)


 * With sand. See artificial beach. Shantavira|feed me 15:00, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

If you have time in hand and would like the beach to remain, and you happen to actually want said beach to appear near a coast, a groyne might be a good option. But they are controversial, as they deprive the beaches downdrift of their fodder by effectively preventing longshore drift, which several generations of schoolkids have now delighted in calling LSD. --Dweller (talk) Old fashioned is the new thing! 14:29, 28 June 2024 (UTC)