Green Limerick: Franchise team goes green for local nature trail clean-up
LOCAL WORKERS employed by fast food franchise McDonald’s took part in a clean-up of one Limerick city recreational area.
Crew members from the McDonald’s Crescent Shopping Centre restaurant hit the streets to do a litter clean-up of Baggot Estate, Ballinacurra.
Baggot Estate is described as a “key urban green space” and is located beyond Somerville Rovers and Ballinacurra Gaels pitches.
The event forms part of a McDonald’s campaign aimed at tackling litter in parks, on paths and along roadsides in towns and cities across Ireland.
The 100 Parks in 100 Days campaign has seen McDonald’s employees undertake 100 litter clean-ups in parks, beaches and nature areas across Ireland for 100 days from July until October.
Led by the 19 local franchisees across McDonald’s estate of 95 restaurants in Ireland, the clean-up events are being supported by local councils, elected representatives, schools and volunteer groups.
Franchisee of McDonald’s Crescent Shopping Centre, Aaron Byrne said: “Our new 100 Parks in 100 Days campaign reinforces McDonald’s strong commitment to tackling litter across Ireland and, in Limerick.
“Like our customers and local representatives, we are always disappointed to see careless littering.
“We want to play a part in helping to make a difference and hopefully in doing so, it encourages others to do the same.”
There are three McDonald’s in Limerick, in Castletroy, the Crescent Shopping Centre and the Jetland.
The city centre location shut its doors in July 2023, after 30 years of trading in O’Connell St.
The unit, at the junction of Cruises Street, was bought by businessman and restaurateur Brian Dunne in September this year.
Across Ireland and the UK, McDonald’s staff collect 27 tonnes of litter every year, on litter patrols that take place around every restaurant three times a day.
McDonald’s crew members cover a total of 5,000 miles each week picking up all waste.