Say goodbye to the McFlurry spoon (Picture: Shutterstock)

McDonald’s has announced it is replacing plastic cutlery with paper spoons, knives and forks.

The fast-food giant said it hopes the move will eliminate 858 tonnes of plastic each year.

Bosses say the new cutlery will be made from renewable, FSC certified pressed-paper.

This includes the famous McFlurry spoon, which along with all McDonald’s packaging, will be fully recyclable and compostable by 2024.

They will be rolled out across England and Wales from Tuesday, following in the footsteps of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland, who have already made the switch to paper.

The iconic square McFlurry spoon will be no more (Picture: Shutterstock)

Paper cutlery is on the way to McDonald’s (Picture: McDonald’s)

McDonald’s banned plastic straws from its UK restaurants in 2018 (Picture: Mcdonald’s)

McDonald’s has already introduced paper straws, McFlurry cups without plastic lids, and salad boxes made from card.

Nina Prichard, head of sustainable and ethical sourcing at McDonald’s, said: ‘As a business, we’re committed to taking action on packaging and waste and increasing our use of sustainable materials.

‘We’re pleased to announce another step forward in eliminating single-use plastics and it’s great to be switching our famous McFlurry spoons to this new paper-based material.’

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Say goodbye to the McFlurry spoon.