Biodiesel
At the Royal Show in July, McDonald's announced a commitment to run its delivery fleet on 100% biodiesel, made with the company's own used cooking oil. The oil from around 900 McDonald's restaurants will be combined with pure rapeseed oil to make high-quality biodiesel fuel for the vehicles.
The carbon saving of the move will be 1,675 tonnes annually when the national roll-out is completed - the equivalent of removing 2,424 family cars from the road each year.
Comments from Tobias (editor, Ethical Corporation)
“McDonald’s is to be congratulated for showing leadership in this area. The shift to the low carbon economy will need exactly these kinds of steps to be taken. McDonald’s is demonstrating its commitment to sustainability. However, many more small steps like this will be needed to make a real difference.”
