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McDonald's will probably replace its foam hamburger boxes with material similar to the thin paper used to wrap its smallest sandwiches. That is not a perfect solution either. The paper is not yet recyclable, and while it does break down in landfills, its production requires cutting down trees. But it takes up 90% less space than foam when discarded, and McDonald's is testing a paper-recycling technique in some of its California stores. If it can find alternatives, the chain may also replace its polystyrene plates and coffee cups...
...looks like a 9-in. cloth-covered ruler, but a quick downward flick will send it curling around your wrist. And before you can say Slap Wrap, you are wearing the newest preteen craze. The bracelet's manufacturer, Connecticut- based Main Street Toy, sells nearly 500,000 a week (retail price...
Consumer officials in Connecticut urged retailers to recall a cheap knock- off of the toy last month after the imitation's sharp edges cut a four- year-old girl. The real Slap Wrap, which carries its name on the bracelet, was excluded from the warning. This snappy fad is making some kids downright slaphappy...
...Sackman?: Harvard linebacker and All-America candidate Joe Gordian had one of his quietest afternoons of the season Saturday, recording only five tackles. However, number 56 did blast through the Brown line to wrap up Lenkaitis for an LT-esque nine-yard loss. Gordian now has 10 sacks this season, one shy of the Harvard record set by Don Peterson...
...Bush that he would soon complete the cliff-hanging takeover of MGM/UA Communications and would make "the lion roar as it did in its heyday." This time he may not eat his words. After months of legal and financial maneuvers, Parretti's Pathe Communications is expected this week to wrap up the $1.3 billion acquisition of MGM/UA from financier Kirk Kerkorian...