McDonald’s volunteers take part in litter pick in Wolverhampton City Centre
Local Wolverhampton McDonald’s restaurant teams have taken part in a Litter Pick event, organised by the University of Wolverhampton and Wolverhampton BID, aimed at keeping their local areas tidy. Twelve crew members and helpers from the restaurants, which are owned and operated by local Franchisee, Ash Raju, helped collect an impressive 22 bags of rubbish between them.
The team was joined by The Mayor of Wolverhampton, Cllr Craig Collingswood, and Warinder Juss, MP for Wolverhampton West. Together they helped tidy up several key locations around the city centre, including the Wolverhampton Civic Centre, Wolverhampton Police Station and the Prince Albert Statue, fondly known by the community as ‘the man on the horse’.
Local McDonald’s Franchisee Ash Raju, who owns and operates the restaurants, and who attended the event said: “I couldn’t be prouder of my fantastic team for giving their time to their local community, ensuring the areas we all enjoy are clear of litter – making them a better and brighter place for those that live here. We continue to put people at the very heart of what we do, and this is just one example of our dedication to being a good neighbour.
McDonald’s crew members have been cleaning up litter dropped in local communities for over 35 years. Crews across the UK cover a total of 5,000 miles each week on litter patrols (where they collect all types of litter, not just McDonald’s branded packaging). This equates to 260,000 miles, or the distance from Earth to the Moon since the programme began in the late ‘80s.
McDonald’s is tackling litter in local communities, both by litter picking and reducing the amount of waste its restaurants produce. The brand has been working to make recycling easier over the past four years too, and since 2015, has installed over 1,100 new recycling units, meaning it’s easier to separate plastics and cups for recycling in 85% of its restaurants. McDonald’s also collects used oil from its kitchens and turns this into enough biodiesel to fuel more than half of its delivery fleet.
