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Environmentally Happier Meal: Nature's Lovin' It!

CSEF · 2017 Environmental Engineering

Orion S.S. Walter · Mountain Oaks School, San Andreas, Calaveras County

Overview

Objectives/Goals With 1.2 to 1.3 billion McDonald's Happy Meals being sold worldwide, a Happy Meal produces a lot of material waste. My objective is to reduce at least one-third of the material waste from the Happy Meal in order to make it more environmentally sustainable. Methods/Materials I used various measuring devices to determine dimensions as well as used cutting devices, various papers, cardboard, paint, plastic, and adhesives to generate my prototypes. Results By re-engineering the McDonald's Happy Meal, I exceeded my objective which was to reduce one-third of its material waste, and by doing so I generated a more environmentally sustainable Happy Meal. Conclusions/Discussion By engineering new versions of the McDonald's Happy Meal, I have reduced over one-third of it's original material waste, and by doing so reduced its pollution, its plastic production, as well as made this product more environmentally sustainable.

Summary statement

I successfully created several, significantly more environmentally sustainable versions of a McDonald's Happy Meal.

Help received

I investigated, designed and then developed my prototypes on my own. My parents assisted in editing, cutting, printing, and gather supplies. I did listen to feed back from former science fair judges.

Competition history

  • CSEF 2017 Environmental Engineering · Entry J1132

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