Wolverhampton McDonald’s staff join Keep Britain Tidy litter campaign
Local Wolverhampton McDonald’s restaurant teams have taken part in a Keep Britain Tidy litter event in a bid to keep their local areas tidy.
Twenty crew members from the Wolverhampton McDonalds restaurants, which are owned and operated by local Franchisee Ash Raju, as well as volunteers, collected more than 40 bags of rubbish between them.
Areas tidied up included Penn Road and the surrounding streets in Wolverhampton. The team were also joined by local community group, The Way Youth Zone, including Paul Snape, Chief Executive, and Rebecca Bunger, Head of Youth & Partnerships. The Way Youth Zone has been in operation for a decade and is a dedicated youth centre in Wolverhampton, providing a safe and inspiring environment for young people in the community. The group offers a wide range of activities including sports, arts, music, and educational workshops as well as support services.
Local McDonald’s Franchisee, Ash Raju, who owns and operates the restaurants, and who organised 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.”
The Way Youth Zone’s Paul Snape, who supported the event, said: “It was fantastic to join Ash, who is also a Trustee at The Way, and the McDonald’s team for the Keep Britain Tidy litter pick. At The Way Youth Zone, we’re passionate about supporting young people to take pride in their communities, and this event was a great example of local organisations coming together to make a positive impact. We’re proud to stand alongside McDonald’s in helping keep Wolverhampton clean and welcoming for everyone.”
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.
