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There are 11 questions about “Packaging” in the “How do you operate?” topic.
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- 1. What adhesives do you use in your packaging?
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Firstly, many apologies for the very slow response to your question, as the site went through a few changes and technical updates some questions had slipped through, so thank you for your patience in waiting for your answer. As regards to your question, glue, similar to what you might purchase in an art shop is used in McDonald’s packaging.
(January 08)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 2. dose your packaging contain recyled items
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Yes they do. Bags, trayliners and cup carriers are made from 100 percent recycled paper, and packaging for hot foods such as Hamburgers, French Fries, Chicken McNuggets and Apple Pies are made from 72 percent recycled paper. McDonald's cares about the environment and works hard to find the best solutions for all matters concerning such important issues.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 3. how is your fast food packaging produced
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McDonald's cares about the environment and tries to find the best material for packaging its products.
Bags, trayliners and cup carriers are made from 100 percent recycled paper, and packaging for hot foods such as burgers, French Fries, Chicken McNuggets and Apple Pies is made from 72 percent recycled paper.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 4. why is the deli sandwiches in such awkward packaging can't you put in a tube like package so it slides out the top so it can be eaten on the go
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Thank you for your question. Customer research shows that the majority of customers are happy with the current packaging for the Toasted Deli Sandwiches. However, the opinions of customers is very important to McDonald’s, and the company is currently trialling some new Toasted Deli Sandwich packaging. If the trial is successful, then the company will be considering a change at some point in 2007.
(April 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 5. Does McDonald's currently use styrofoam in any part of its food packaging, transport, or any other part of its business as a whole?
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By ‘Styrofoam’, it sounds like you mean polystyrene or foam. McDonald’s UK moved away from foam hot cups about five years ago, and introduced paper cups instead, which is still the case today. In addition, the company moved away from foam to carton board for sandwich clamshell packaging about three years ago. The only remaining packaging item in foam is the breakfast packaging – the lid and bases. This packaging currently allows the right balance in terms of keeping the food hot. McDonald’s is always looking at ways to optimise the packaging at European and global levels.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 6. Is it true that only 0.00003% of your collected packaging (over the last few years) was recycled?
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Currently, McDonald’s UK doesn’t recycle used customer packaging as this poses some challenges due to left over food residues on the packaging that prevent it from being recycled at standard recycling mills. However, the company is currently running trials to introduce customer packaging waste recycling in restaurants and is also exploring opportunities such as the generation of green electricity from waste. The large majority of McDonald’s restaurants in the UK do currently recycle all their cardboard waste. McDonald's aims to make sure that as much of its packaging as possible is made from renewable resources. Bags, tray liners and cup carriers are made from 100 percent recycled paper, and packaging for burgers, French Fries, Chicken McNuggets and Apple Pies is made from 72 percent recycled paper.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 7. You state that your containers are 100% recycled. I have asked a high ranking paper group who say that 100% recycled paper can not be achieved, as agents such as bleach and other solutions are used to breakdown the paper to reform it again. Is this the case?
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McDonald’s states that the hamburger boxes are made from 72 percent recycled material. Food safety laws do not allow restaurants to use 100 percent recycled material for food containers. However, the company does use 100 percent recycled material for items such as tray liners and bags. You are correct that agents are needed to break down the paper, so more than 100 tonnes of paper waste is required by the process in order to produce 100 tonnes of recycled paper. However with the 100 percent recycled material products, McDonald’s can assure you that they do not contain any virgin paper, only used paper materials.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 8. why dont big macs come served in those poly plastic cartons they kept the food nice and warm new cartons made of cardboard dont do the job my burger is always cold
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McDonald’s cares about both the quality of your food and the environment and tries to find the best material for packaging its products. The company is listening to customer concerns about the effectiveness of its cardboard packaging. It is currently looking at alternative designs that meet McDonald’s quality standards and also offer the best environmental result.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 9. Where do you source the packaging material for the wrap for your burgers and the cups used for coffee and drinks and what are the technical requirements for both?
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McDonald’s packaging materials and finished products are sourced from a number of manufacturers both in the UK and across Europe. Through testing and product development, McDonald’s sourcing company identifies specific technical performance criteria for each packaging type (from the French Fries cartons and wraps to cups and cutlery). The standards and criteria used ensure that customers receive their food and drinks in the best possible state.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 10. Is the packaging you use for food environment friendly?
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McDonald's aims to make sure that as much of its packaging as possible is made from renewable resources. Bags, tray liners and cup carriers are made from 100 percent recycled paper, and packaging for burgers, French Fries, Chicken McNuggets and Apple Pies is made from 72 percent recycled paper.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 11. On the bottom of the Happy Meal boxes , there used to be a small picture of a Happy Meal box with a smiley face on. It had a dotted line to cut around. Can you tell me what these were for?
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The smiley face was used as the old Happy Meal logo. McDonald’s replaced it at the end of 2003 with the current logo, and the old smiley face logo has now been removed from the packaging.
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