McDonalds Nationwide McDonald’s made up more than a quarter of all fast food litter

Environment chiefs have today named and shamed fast food giant McDonald’s as the most littered brand in the country.

Researchers at the Keep Britain Tidy campaign found the company’s burger wrappers and drinks cartons were more likely to be found strewn on the nation’s streets than those of any other fast food brand.

Following an extensive survey of 10 city centres and suburbs across England, the team discovered that refuse from McDonald’s made up 29 per cent of all the street litter.

However, in Manchester and Leeds city centres the leading source of street rubbish was pie and pasty wrappers from Greggs the bakers. In central London the chief litter culprit was takeaway coffee cups, followed closely in second place by packaging from upmarket sandwich shop Prêt a Manger.

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