Arcos Dorados in Brazil Is Serving up a New Sustainable Food Tray in Its Mcdonald s Restaurants
Published 01-28-21
The new trays will be manufactured with UBQ™, a climate positive substitute to plastic.
Aligned to the company´s environmental strategy, the partnership with Israeli company UBQ Materials will contribute to a reduction in the use of plastics and greenhouse gas emissions.
January 28, 2021 /CSRwire/ – Arcos Dorados, Latin America’s largest restaurant chain, and the world’s largest independent McDonald s franchisee, announced that it will substitute the plastic trays currently used by its guests with trays made from more sustainable materials, further advancing its commitment to positively impact the environment. This initiative takes part in the company’s Recipe for the Future framework, thru which, in 2018, it began a plastic reduction program that has allowed it to remove more than 1,300 tons of this material from its operation.
January 25, 2021
SÃO PAULO â January 25, 2021 â Arcos Dorados, the largest independent McDonald’s franchise in the world which operates restaurants in Latin America and the Caribbean, advances in its commitment to drive a positive impact on the environment, announcing the substitution of the plastic trays used by clients in its outlets with a more sustainable version.
The measure is part of a plastics reduction program that began in 2018. Since then, over 1,300 tons of single-use plastic have been removed from the restaurants. The plan is to continue on this path, minimizing the use of virgin materials throughout logistics, supply chain, and manufacturing to measurably offset the chainâs carbon footprint.