Waste Management of McDonalds - Issues and Recommendations

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WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MCDONALDS
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SUBJECT: Waste Management of McDonalds- Issues and Recommendations
McDonalds, in spite of being one of the biggest food chains in America and all around the world,
has been subsequently responsible for a plethora of wastes that they generate. Apparently, it has
been observed that McDonalds is responsible for generating greenhouse gases. It has been
evaluated that 47 million people consume food at McDonald’s everyday and therefore,
McDonald is responsible to produce more than 90,000 tons of waste every year, one of the
largest among the fast food industries (Recyclingtoday.com, 2018). Most of the wastes that
McDonald emits are the plastic fast food containers that are non-biodegradable and are not easily
absorbed in the environment which has resulted in pollution in the landfills. The non-
biodegradable and synthetic polythene packets of the food served and delivered by McDonald
has been one of the reasons for the increase in soil, water as well as air pollution and apparently
are in an utmost need of recycling which is assumed to be the only way by which such problem
can be tackled. To reduce the pollution and environmental degradation caused by the synthetic
and polythene packets, seals and other products used in McDonald’s I recommend you to follow
and abide by the concept of three Rs, which is Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. I would first
elaborate what is the primary meaning and importance of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
Significance of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle