Fast food and plastic go hand-in-hand

Basic Fact:
Single Use plastics and Disposable plastics are the main source of plastic pollution
Consumption of single use and disposable plastics has spiraled out of control.  They are used for seconds, hours, or days, but their remains will last hundreds of years.
(plasticpollutioncoalition)


 This fact I think about ALL the time.  I work in fast food.  More specifically, I work at Taco Bell.  My new found awareness for our "plastic" world, makes me cringe whenever I am working.  Plastic bags are the number one necessity used in the store, besides food, of course.  I work on a drive-thru a lot and what is the number one thing we use? Plastic bags! Sometimes a customer might get three of them in one order! Not only do we use plastic bags though, we also give out plastic sporks and knives.  Even the sauce packets come in plastic packaging.   Not only are the sporks and knives plastic, but they come in plastic packaging as well! UGH the list is ENDLESS!   Not to mention plastic lids for the cups, in which every time I accidentally drop one and have to throw it away...a little part of me dies inside.   


It is tough because it is my job, and there is really not much I can do, unless I want to get fired.  I can't just be handing tacos out to people one by one, but the only thing that made me happy was the fact that the kids meal bags were changed to paper.  Someone had a great idea doing that. 


So, my thought was, why don't I right to Taco Bell? To give them a piece of my mind about this plastic overindulgence.  I go the to Taco Bell website and I can't say anything to the company unless it is food related from a specific Taco Bell store.  I can talk to a representative, but I know that would never get me anywhere.  So then I thought, well maybe I need to go higher up, to Yum Brands.  I encounter this http://www.yum.com/responsibility/environment.asp  Really? Your not being responsible with your plastic usage obviously.  But there is no contact information at all!! Interesting...

I'm going to keep looking and hopefully, I can find a contact to write to.

Peace and Love