In the UAE, McDonald’s UAE announced that its logistics fleet of biodiesel delivery trucks have clocked a whopping 10,000,000 kilometers since the launch of the initiative seven years ago, saving 8,563 tons of carbon dioxide in the process and contributing to improve air quality in the country. Since July 2011, McDonald’s UAE’s logistics fleet has […]
In the US, the Union of Concerned Scientists recently scored the palm oil sourcing commitments of 30 companies in the packaged food, fast food, and personal care sectors. 24 of the 30 companies have inadequate commitments or lack commitments altogether to sustainable sourcing. The fast food sector in particular is lagging behind, with only two […]
In the UAE, Neutral Fuels is looking beyond McDonalds to find other partners for its cooking oil recycling business in hopes to reduce its dependence on the company. It has already done wonders in Dubai, with 2 million miles driven by McDonalds on fuel produced from its own vat fryer oil, and is setting up […]
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In the Emirates, in 17 months since commencing to use waste fryer oil biodiesel as fleet fuel, McDonald’s UAE is reporting that its fleet has completed 808,411 miles on biodiesel and has reduced its truck-based carbon dioxide emissions by 80 percent. Neutral Fuels is collecting, filtering, and processing the waste fuels from McDonald’s locations across […]
In the UAE, the Crown Prince of Dubai has awarded McDonalds UAE and biofuels refiner Neutral Fuels with a 2011 Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport in the Environmental Protection Category for their dedication to sustainable fuels in the region. Last July, McDonalds started running their supply trucks on biodiesel produced by Neutral Fuels from their […]
In the United Arab Emirates, McDonalds and Neutral Fuels have formed a JV to produce biodiesel from recycles vegetable oil collected from McDonald’s outlets. The group said it plans to produce up to 264,000 gallons per year at a facility based in Dubai. McDonalds operates 90 restaurants in the Emirates, and as part of the […]
