No more traditional boxed burgers or paper cups, make way for reusables. from 1eh By January 2023, fast food chains must comply and eliminate single-use utensils, even if they are made of cardboard. Only deviation is allowed. the paper surrounding the sandwich to keep it from falling apart. This directive derives from the Agec law (anti-waste for a circular economy), which was adopted in 2020.
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A few weeks before the deadline, brands work to change their habits. And it’s time. According to Adem, fast food produces 220,000 tons of disposable packaging annually. In its 1,500 restaurants in France, McDonald’s will deploy red recycled plastic containers, Tritan cups (a trademark for polyester) and reusable cutlery. They will be returned by customers and cleaned directly by the dishwasher service. This new organization, which has been tested in some restaurants since the spring of last year, will be implemented in the entire network by the end of the year. “The investment of the brand and its franchisees exceeded 100 million euros to implement this solutionsays McDonald’s. The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron welcomed on Twitter “changes at work to change our consumption patterns and reduce our waste“.
In turn, the main competitor of McDonald’s, Burger King, will place “its new reusable tableware in January 2023“. This will allowto avoid an average of 1.9 tons of waste per year and per restaurant“. Since October, Burger King has been speeding up its construction sites.up to 40 per week for building infrastructure to accommodate dives and sometimes push back walls“. New signage will also be in place to encourage customers to bring containers back and not throw them away. A task that is far from obvious. During a test run at one of his restaurants a few months ago,the percentage of missing dishes was quite high at the beginning, but after about two months, this percentage decreases;says Burger King.
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95% of the containers replaced at Subway will be reusable cups. Indeed, the brand does not use cardboard packaging. “Salad and snack boxes will be replaced with cleanable plastic platescompletes the group andReusable cutlery will also be available to consumers“. While Subway has yet to introduce the new packaging, the brand assures that “every effort is being made to achieve effective deployment by the end of December 2022“. The group also seeks to promote selective sorting “showing new binsin its 400 French restaurants.
“The framework must be virtuous”
For Domino’s Pizza, the order will affect only a very few of its stores, as the group focuses more on delivery and take-out than on-site dining. For a few eligible restaurants, the group is considering replacing its pizza boxes with plates. “But we must take into account all the elements, in particular the consumption of water and detergent to wash these reusable dishes, so that the circle is virtuous until the end.– explains Joel Tissier, executive director of Domino’s Pizza. He adds that the first stores will be reequipped.by the second quarter of 2023“.
To ensure the implementation of these measures, inspections will be carried out next year by inspectors from the Regional Directorates of Environment, Planning and Housing (Dreal) and DGCCRF. according to the information received from BFM TVThe Ministry of Ecological Transition will impose fifth class fines and daily fines for the most unruly restaurants.
Source: Le Figaro
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