McDonald''s to run its delivery vehicles in the UK on cooking oil
02 Jul 2007
Determined
to reduce its carbon footprint, McDonald''s says it will
convert all its UK delivery vehicles to run on biodiesel,
using the firm''s supply of cooking oil. It said that it
was "delighted" to put its large stock of cooking
oil to a "practical, efficient use" within its
own business.
Following
a successful trial last year, the fast-food chain has
pledged that it would convert all its 155 vehicles by
next year, starting with 45 lorries based at its distribution
centre in Hampshire, UK.
By using biodiesel, made by combining cooking oil and rapeseed oil, McDonald''s, which has long faced criticism over its environmental record, expects to save more than 1,650 tonnes of carbon every year.
McDonald''s
also said that that it was working on a range of other
initiatives spanning recycling and packaging to reduce
its carbon emissions. It said it was committed to working
with its suppliers to reduce the use of pure rapeseed
oil in its manufacturing process.