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This is an adapted excerpt from "Consumed: How Big Brands Got Us Hooked on Plastic," by Saabira Chaudhuri. McDonald's has relied on disposable packaging since 1948. That's when Richard and Maurice ...

Cruising down the highway and spotting the McDonald's golden arches is a hallmark of most road trips — that is unless you are whizzing along the I-295 to Freeport, Maine. At this location, McDonald's ...