Ford and McDonald's team up to turn coffee chaff into car parts
While hitting the McDonald's drive through for a hot cup of coffee on the way to work is part of the morning routine for millions of Americans, someday soon there will be a day when the Ford cars, trucks and SUVs idling in line may be partially made of coffee too. Ford Motor Company and McDonald's USA recently announced the fruits of a one-of-a-kind partnership that turns coffee chaff -- the dried skin of the coffee bean that is normally thrown away -- into renewable, recyclable plastics sturdy enough to be used in vehicle production.