McDonald's, known mostly for smiling like an evil clown while the world gets fatter and fatter, is now actually doing something productive with all of those kilojoules of grease. The company is planning on powering its entire UK truck fleet with bio-diesel created from its own waste vegetable oil.
In the next 12 months, McDonald's plans on creating enough fuel to power its 155 delivery vehicles while having enough fuel left over to sell into the public market. The fuel will be composed of 85% waste vegetable oil and 15% virgin rapeseed oil. So, while it will be 100% carbon neutral, it won't be entirely waste oil. However, Matthew Howe, Senior VP of McDonald's UK was quoted saying "As we get better at the refinement we will be able to remove virgin rape from the process," a line which we sincerely hope never gets taken out of context.
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2007-07-10 16:17:27 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
How dare they listen to Al Gore and actually doing something about the envirnoment. Don't they know all that's important is PROFIT!
2007-07-10 16:18:51 · update #1
It is great if they want to do so. I just do not think companies should be forced to be more eco-friendly. If they choose to make those changes I am all for it.
2007-07-12 01:56:00 · answer #1 · answered by gerafalop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋