À Bordeaux, ces McDo sont hors-la-loi à cause de leur vaisselle
By thomas bernard
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Near 180,000 tons. This is how much the packaging thrown away each year in French fast-food restaurants weighs, according to figures provided by the Ministry of Health. Ecological transition. The entry into force of the AGEC law (anti-waste law for a circular economy), from January 1, 2023, must contribute to a drastic reduction in this waste.
Now the reusable and cleanable dishes is the standard for meals and beverages served on site. A Bordeauxthe deployment of this measure has not yet been implemented in some McDonald’s.
Not ready yet
“Since January 1, 2023, more than 90% of McDonald’s restaurants have offered reusable tableware for on-site consumption in order to comply with the legislation in force”, specifies the management of the sign.
To checkBordeaux news to push the door of three establishments and two of them are not yet enforcing the law. These are McDonald’s restaurants from Saint-Jean train station and of Victory Square.
According to Sébastien Delpech, manager of the Bordeaux-Saint-Jean restaurant, the configuration of the fast-food, located in a historic building like the station, prevents making the desired arrangements. A version confirmed by management. According to McDonald’s, the station restaurant would have informed “the competent authorities” of their problem.
The Bordeaux-Saint-Jean restaurant teams, after a long study process, established the impossibility of relying on outsourced diving and worked to identify a more sustainable and more appropriate solution.
McDonald’s Victory continues to serve disposable packaging, due to lack of equipment. ” The dishwasher and the extraction system have not yet been installed, we will have to do some work”, justifies the restaurant manager.
Claire*, a fast-food customer, said she was “surprised” to see the cardboard packaging. “Maybe it was to sell off some leftover stock?” she wonders. The McDonald’s manager ensures that reusable dishes are set up during the year 2023.
€1,500 fine
Since the transition to the new year, McDonald’s on Sainte-Catherine Street complied with the law. No more cardboard cups and trays, now make way for cleanable glasses and reusable red cones for fries.
Disposable or not, Bordeaux residents continue to appreciate fries or drinks. “This measure is good for the planet,” said one customer. “As long as I have food in my tray, that’s fine with me,” laughs another.
As a reminder, failure to comply with this law is liable to a fine of €1,500. In the event of a repeat offence, the sanction amounts to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros for a legal person. According to the Ministry of Ecological Transition, the offender also risks ” a notice by the administrative authority together with a daily fine of no more than 1,500 euros applicable until satisfaction of the formal notice”.
* Changed first name
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