McDonald’s teams up with Trojans FC to tackle litter in Derry

Players from Trojans FC recently joined with the McDonald’s Foyleside restaurant for a litter clean-up around Lover’s Retreat.

The event formed part of McDonald’s campaign aimed at tackling litter in parks, on paths and along roadsides in towns and cities across Northern Ireland.

Now in its fifth year, the ‘30 Parks in 30 Days’ campaign saw McDonald’s employees undertake more than 30 local litter clean-ups in parks and nature areas throughout the 30 days of June.

Led by the eight local franchisees across McDonald’s estate of 35 restaurants in Northern Ireland, they were supported by a range of local community groups, elected representatives and football clubs – including Trojans FC.

David Walker, Franchisee of the McDonald’s Foyleside restaurant, commented: “Our annual ‘30 Parks in 30 Days’ campaign reinforces McDonald’s strong commitment to tackling litter right across the UK and Ireland. Like our customers and stakeholders, we are always deeply disappointed to see people acting irresponsibly when it comes to littering. We want to play a leading role in sparking a change in behaviour towards what can only be described as a scourge on our environment.

“Across the UK and Ireland, our employees walk over 5,000 miles every week picking up all waste – our packaging and that of other retailers – by the sides of roads, in parks and on paths.

“This is further enhanced through proactive partnerships with local community groups, such as Trojans FC, to keep our areas clean and litter free by carrying out regular litter picks.”

Emmett Fletcher from Trojans FC welcomed the opportunity to partner with McDonald’s to tackling litter in Derry.

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“We are delighted to be a part of the McDonald’s community litter pick up. Our members really enjoyed themselves and showed a good understanding. It ended up as a challenge to see who could pick up the most litter!

“We now hope to see members involved, passing on the message during training and match days that everyone should be encouraged to be picking up litter when they see it.”