{"id":872,"date":"2016-11-25T11:50:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T11:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/natgeokids.com?p=872"},"modified":"2026-03-04T15:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:47:17","slug":"meredith-moss-mcdonalds-plastic-petition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/ie\/kids-club\/cool-kids\/general-kids-club\/meredith-moss-mcdonalds-plastic-petition\/","title":{"rendered":"Meredith&#8217;s mission to save our seas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/meredith-moss1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5118\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/meredith-moss1.jpg\" alt=\"7-year-old Meredith Moss petitions against McDonald's plastic straws\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/meredith-moss1.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/meredith-moss1-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"s1\">A seven-year-old girl has launched a petition asking McDonald\u2019s to switch their plastic straws for paper ones.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After listening to a talk on the problem of plastic waste in our oceans by wildlife presenter, \u2018<strong>The Blowfish<\/strong>\u2019, <strong>Meredith Moss<\/strong>, from <strong>Bedfordshire<\/strong>, set sail on an online mission to save marine wildlife &#8211; starting with straws.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We use a whopping <strong>500,000,000<\/strong> straws every single day. Designed in the 1960s, they\u2019re a cheap and disposable way to enjoy a cold drink, but the story of where they end up is far more chilling!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Straws are one of the top ten pieces of waste found in our oceans. They pollute the water and can end up being eaten by wildlife such as birds, fish and whales. The plastic is made of <strong>polypropylene<\/strong> &#8211; a material that is designed to last <em>forever.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/meredith-moss.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5120\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/meredith-moss.jpg\" alt=\"7-year-old Meredith Moss petitions against McDonald's plastic straws\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/meredith-moss.jpg 635w, https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/meredith-moss-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As it floats in the water, the plastic is degraded by the sun, sending small plastic particles down into the sea. These are then eaten by <strong>phytoplankton<\/strong> &#8211; tiny creatures which produce essential oxygen for our planet &#8211; causing damage and even death.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Did you know we have a FREE downloadable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/ie\/primary-resource\/plastic-pollution-primary-resource\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plastic Pollution primary resource<\/a>?\u00a0Great for teachers, homeschoolers and parents alike!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Thinking about how she could save the world from plastic waste, Meredith decided to tackle one of the biggest offenders &#8211; <strong>McDonald\u2019s<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On her <a href=\"http:\/\/chn.ge\/1U1FOL6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>petition<\/strong><\/a>, which has <strong>818<\/strong> signatures and counting, she wrote: \u201cIf plastic straws weren&#8217;t freely available it would be much better for the environment. If a big company like McDonald\u2019s could lead the way then others might follow. We need to take action now to protect the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-326015\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.creatureandcoagency.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/meredith-moss-petition-1.jpg\" alt=\"plastic bottles washed up on a stormy beach shore\" width=\"635\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If she reaches <strong>1,000 signatures<\/strong>, Meredith will deliver the petition to <strong>Paul Pomroy<\/strong>, the <strong>CEO<\/strong> of <strong>McDonald\u2019s UK<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Meredith\u2019s mum, <strong>Shona<\/strong>, said: \u201cWhen Meredith realised companies like McDonalds and Burger King use plastic straws she was horrified. She realised that no matter how much we recycle at home, if we keep being given plastic we&#8217;ll never win. She wants the petition to make people aware of the situation. I am very proud of her\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Update!<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Meredith&#8217;s petition has reached 1,000 signatures! Her mum, Shona, shared the happy news with the petition&#8217;s supporters, promising that the petition will soon be delivered to the CEO of McDonald&#8217;s UK:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have reached 1000 signatures, Meredith wanted to say thank you so much for supporting her and for all of the lovely comments. Today we will email the petition to McDonalds to see what they say but that doesn&#8217;t mean we&#8217;re stopping, if you can think of anyone or anyway to get more signatures please do share. Many thanks from a happy little girl and a proud mummy!&#8221;<span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">Let us know what you think of Meredith&#8217;s story by leaving a comment below!<\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A seven-year-old girl has launched a petition asking McDonald\u2019s to switch their plastic straws for paper ones.\u00a0 After listening to a talk on the problem of plastic waste in our oceans by wildlife presenter, \u2018The Blowfish\u2019, Meredith Moss, from Bedfordshire, set sail on an online mission to save marine wildlife &#8211; starting with straws. We &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/ie\/kids-club\/cool-kids\/general-kids-club\/meredith-moss-mcdonalds-plastic-petition\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Meredith&#8217;s mission to save our seas!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[834,740,213,860,2934],"christmas-category":[],"class_list":["post-872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-kids-club","tag-conservation","tag-environment","tag-kids-club","tag-mcdonalds","tag-valentines-2","countries-australia","countries-ireland","countries-new-zealand","countries-south-africa","countries-united-kingdom"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Meredith&#039;s mission to save our seas! 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