The food service retailer said green packaging policy expands upon McDonald's existing goal that by 2020, 100 per cent of fibre-based packaging will come from recycled or certified sources where no deforestation occurs. To reach these goals, McDonald's will work with leading industry experts, local governments and environmental associations, to improve packaging and recycling practices. Together they will work to drive smarter packaging designs, implement new recycling programs, establish new measurement programs and educate restaurant crew and customers. Currently, 50 per cent of McDonald's customer packaging comes from renewable, recycled or certified sources and 64 per cent of fibre-based packaging comes from certified or recycled sources. Also, an estimated 10 percent of McDonald's restaurants globally are recycling customer packaging.
