McDonald’s Sustainability Report 2025 EN DigitalBook

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lim186420McDonald’s Sustainability Report 2025 illi/gk[]seasnneynoAlmost100%We are working to reduce food waste, promote food recycling, and recycle Happy Meal toys and used paper cups, with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.“Made For You (MFY)" SystemThe “Made for You” system, where products are made to order, was introduced in 2001. The system enables restau-rants to serve freshly made products quickly and also great-ly reduces the amount of finished product waste compared to the time when products were prepared in advance.Food Waste per 1 million yen salesInitiatives to Reduce Leftover FoodWe are partnering with our customers to reduce food waste due to leftovers. For example, McDonald’s offers a variety of menu items and sizes, allowing customers to choose the amount they can eat. When placing an order, customers have the option to decline condi-ments, such as sugar or coffee creamer.Our PlanetMade For You introduction period1210200120022003200420052006Food waste rateFood recycling rateRecycling rate of used cooking oilNumber of restaurants participating in recyclingNumber of restaurants participating in feed conversionNumber of restaurantsparticipating in compost conversion22●Food Recycling●Toy Recycling●Used Paper Cups RecyclingRecyclingFood Waste ReductionWe are proactively taking steps to avoid wasting resourc-es. Food waste from our restaurants is collected and converted to feed, fertilizer, and biomass fuel according to the priority order stipulated in the Food Recycling Law. https://www.mcdonalds.co.jp/sustainability/environment/toy_recycling/Since 2018, McDonald’s Japan has been implementing an initiative for collecting and recycling Happy Meal toys from nationwide restaurants.Participating in recycling and seeing the green trays used in our restaurants from a young age give children the opportu-nity to think about the environment.Number of toys collectedTotal of approximately Selected restaurants are participating in the recycling of used paper cups, which are normally discarded after meals. Since 2025, we have been collaborating with three other foodservice companies and Oji Holdings Corporation to jointly collect and recycle used paper cups into paper tow-els and other products. * Includes outbreak control based on a periodic report for food recycling* Excludes a single restaurant in a commercial facility2007200820092010201120122013202220232024 202520142015201620172018201920202021* Discarded edible food (kg) ÷ food purchases (kg)Jobs, Inclusion & EmpowermentUsed cooking oilAlmost all restaurants are recycling used cooking oil, which is converted mainly into feed, industrial oil, and biomass fuel.Implemented at selected restaurants in Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Fukuoka City. Feed: 19 restaurants (selected loca-tions in Tokyo), Fertilizer: 53 restaurants (selected locations in Tokyo and Kanagawa), Biomass fuel: 16 restaurants (selected loca-tions in Tokyo and Fukuoka City)Kitchen wasteFrench-fry scrapsFrench-fry scraps from selected restau-rants in Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto City are converted into feed. 47 locations in Osaka Prefecture and 12 locations in Kyoto CityCoffee groundsCoffee grounds from selected restau-rants in Himeji City, Kakogawa City, and Taishi Town of Hyogo Prefecture are turned into compost and provided to el-ementary and junior high schools for use in school activities upon request.DataIntroductionCommunity ConnectionFood Quality & SourcingWaste Reduction and Recycling2.1%72.4%88591126.1million units