Name: How Ford Makes Car Parts From Used McDonald’s Coffee Beans
Uploaded: 2020-10-26T20:15:39.000Z
Duration: 3 min 26 s
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McDonald's produces more than 62 million pounds

That's the unused dried skin that comes off of coffee beans

And that 62 million pounds used to go straight to landfills.

But now, Ford is taking that chaff from McDonald's

it creates a pile of trash that is impossible to take back.

And incinerating the waste creates carbon dioxide

But some materials don't have to end up in landfills,

McDonald's partnered with Ford's research team,

which was already using agave, wheat, tomatoes,

and even denim byproducts to make car parts.

The team discovered that chaff could also be used

especially ones that need to withstand high temperatures,

When the coffee chaff is heated to high temperatures

and mixed with plastic and other additives,

it turns into a material that can be formed

Not only will less waste go to landfills,

but using the chaff actually benefits Ford vehicles.

Its headlights were made up of plastic and talc,

But now, the coffee chaff replaces some of the talc,

Molding the coffee chaff also uses 25% less energy

So, how is Ford turning coffee bean skins into headlights?

The beans are collected and then shipped to the roasters.

When the roasters roast the beans, the skin comes off.

The coffee chaff is collected and shipped

a biotechnology company in Ontario, Canada.

This is where the coffee chaff and plastic are mixed.

which molds and assembles the headlights.

The company uses a process called injection molding.

and placed under pressure that forms the shape of the part.

Each headlight takes 30 to 60 seconds to form.

The final step is to ship the headlights to Ford,

in its Lincoln Continental cars in December 2019.

some parts will still end up in landfills

Ford and McDonald's plan to reduce that waste

by substituting traditional plastic with recycled plastic.

and sustainable plastic on its vehicles by 2035.

The sustainability efforts don't stop there.

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