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title: "QSR Magazine: McDonald’s Renews Sustainable Packaging Goals"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/783ce8cb-dfed-4bfd-af03-9b26e4f39cd3
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-mcdonalds-renews-sustainable-packaging-goals-2705262
category: "QSR"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "QSR"
published: 2018-01-16T16:11:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:31:45.312Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/a620c9503dff45519a6c68614bfc276f620.jpg
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# QSR Magazine: McDonald’s Renews Sustainable Packaging Goals

**TL;DR:** McDonald's has announced eco-friendly goals, including switching to environmentally friendly packaging materials and offering recycling at all locations. The brand aims to feature 100 percent of its packaging from recycled, renewable or certifiable sources by 2025.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-01-16. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-mcdonalds-renews-sustainable-packaging-goals-2705262).*

## Story

McDonald’s is kicking off the new year with eco-friendly goals. According to QSR Magazine, the fast food giant announced on Tuesday that it’s planning to switch to environmentally friendly packaging materials. McDonald’s will also start offering recycling at all of its locations.

Right now, McDonald’s goal is to feature 100 percent of its packaging from recycled, renewable or certifiable sources by 2025. To make that ambitious goal a reality, the brand is going to engage products that have Forest Stewardship Council certification. It’s also planning to eliminate all foam from its packaging by 2019. And even though this isn’t the first time that McDonald’s has made moves to help the environment, the brand still has a long way to go. 50 percent of the brand’s packaging currently comes from approved sources.

In an interview with Reuters cited by QSR Magazine, McDonald’s Chief Supply Chain and Sustainability Officer Francesca DeBiase said, “We have a responsibility to use our scale for good to make changes that will have a meaningful impact across the globe.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- McDonald's (company)
- Reuters (company)
- sustainable packaging (topic)
- recycling (topic)
- eco-friendly goals (topic)
- packaging materials (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-mcdonalds-renews-sustainable-packaging-goals-2705262). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/783ce8cb-dfed-4bfd-af03-9b26e4f39cd3).