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A promise for a better planet
McDonald’s Green Steps for a Better Future
2025
The used coffee grounds from McCafé and the discarded mushroom substrate collected from our tomato-supplying smart farms are transformed into eco-friendly fertilizer. That fertilizer is then used to grow fresh lettuce — which comes right back to McDonald’s!
2024
Introducing ‘Bio Wrap’ – Burger Packaging without Plastic Coating!
Even More Delicious Sundae Ice Cream, Served in 100% Recycled PET Cups
2023
We Create Recycled Uniforms from Plastic Used at McDonald’s
2020
A Lid That Doesn’t Need a Straw! Reducing Straw Use with Our New Lid
2019
All Company-Operated McDonald’s Delivery Bikes Nationwide Have Been Converted to 100% Eco-Friendly Electric Models!
McFlurry Lids Have Gone from Plastic to Paper!
Served in Eco-Friendly Paper Certified by the FSC
2018
McCafé Uses Eco-Friendly Coffee Beans Certified by the Rainforest Alliance.
We Aim to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 1.5 Tons by 2030.