Green McDonald's
"92 percent of food, packaging and tier-1 equipment suppliers
have affirmed our Code of Conduct
0.135 lbs of packaging used per transaction
29.8 percent of packaging material is made from recycled paper." ("worldwide corporate responsibility report responsible food for a sustainable future")
have affirmed our Code of Conduct
0.135 lbs of packaging used per transaction
29.8 percent of packaging material is made from recycled paper." ("worldwide corporate responsibility report responsible food for a sustainable future")
Buying Oregon
"Annually McDonald’s purchases from Oregon …
• 1.6 million pounds of onions
• 4.5 million pounds of cucumbers
• 22,986 pounds of sweet potatoes
• 243,840 pounds of pumpkins
• 4,000 pounds of Tillamook cheese
• 320 million pounds of potatoes
• 16.5 million pounds of Northwest apples" (Grennell)
• 1.6 million pounds of onions
• 4.5 million pounds of cucumbers
• 22,986 pounds of sweet potatoes
• 243,840 pounds of pumpkins
• 4,000 pounds of Tillamook cheese
• 320 million pounds of potatoes
• 16.5 million pounds of Northwest apples" (Grennell)
The Meat in McDonald's
" McDonald's has used 377 thousand animals in 2011 to maintain its business." (Luster )
"Of all the chicken churned out by the fast-food chain - the equivalent of 30 million birds a year - 60 per cent is imported frozen from Brazil. A further nine per cent comes from Thailand and 30 per cent from Holland" (Rawstorne )