Yum China, operator of KFC and Pizza Hut, vows to cut harmful plastic packaging by almost a third Yum China Holdings, one of the China’s largest restaurant operators, is aiming to cut its use of environmentally harmful plastics by almost a third in the next five years by shifting to paper straws and biodegradable packaging.It intends to phase out non-degradable plastic bags and cutlery at all its KFC restaurants in mainland China by the end of 2025, and eliminate non-degradable bags from its Pizza Hut chain by the end of 2022.The overall aim is to achieve a 30 per cent reduction in non…