{"id":75248,"date":"2021-12-20T16:22:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T15:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horecatrends.com\/?p=75248"},"modified":"2021-12-20T16:22:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T15:22:40","slug":"the-market-drayton-mcdonalds-the-first-uk-net-zero-carbon-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horecatrends.com\/en\/the-market-drayton-mcdonalds-the-first-uk-net-zero-carbon-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"The Market Drayton McDonald\u2019s | The first UK net zero carbon restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"

December 10, McDonald\u2019s opened the UK\u2019s first net zero carbon restaurant. The Market Drayton McDonald\u2019s, which will act as a blueprint for future restaurants around the country, has been designed to be net zero emissions standard in both construction and everyday operation \u2013 an industry first.<\/p>\n

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Innovations in sustainable building but the familiar look<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Featuring the latest innovations in sustainable building design throughout, the restaurant has been deliberately designed to retain the familiar McDonald\u2019s look and feel to ensure it can be effectively replicated as the business looks to revolutionise the way it designs its new and existing restaurants to achieve net zero emissions for all its 1,400 restaurants and offices by 2030. From a Drive-Thru Lane made from recycled tyres, wall art made from used coffee beans and kerb stones made from plastic bottles, the restaurant will act as a testing site for a number of industry-first innovations.<\/p>\n

Powered by on-site solar panels and wind turbines, learnings from the new restaurant in Market Drayton, Shropshire, will be used to create a blueprint for McDonald\u2019s freehold new builds across the country from 2022.<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s UK first net zero carbon restaurant includes the following <\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • Renewable power from two wind turbines and 92sqm of solar panels – producing 60,000 kWhs of power per year and reducing the amount of energy the restaurant draws from the grid.<\/li>\n
  • Walls insulated with British sheep\u2019s wool which might otherwise have gone to landfill, and which replaces unsustainable man-made materials.<\/li>\n
  • Building cladding made from recycled IT equipment and white household goods like washing machines, amounting to 250 sqm of recycled materials.<\/li>\n
  • Wall signs made from McDonald\u2019s used coffee beans – one of the examples of action the business is taking to introduce circular waste solutions.<\/li>\n
  • Kerbs stones each made from 182 recycled plastic bottles \u2013 reducing carbon emissions by 25kg per kerb compared to concrete kerbs. By using over 1,000 of these at Market Drayton, McDonald\u2019s has diverted over 200,000 plastic bottles from landfill.<\/li>\n
  • A Drive-Thru Lane which has been made from recycled tyres \u2013 this material produces less carbon-dioxide and allows more water to be absorbed, reducing the amount of rainwater going down the drain.<\/li>\n
  • A biodiversity garden and nature trail \u2013 designed by schoolchildren from Market Drayton Junior School, the garden will collect rainwater from the carpark and provide a habitat for frogs and other creatures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The opening of Market Drayton is one of a number of initiatives McDonald\u2019s is undertaking as part of its Plan for Change<\/a> \u2013 a new business and sustainability strategy to help McDonald\u2019s achieve its aim of net zero emissions across its entire UK and Ireland business, including its value chain, by 2040.<\/p>\n

    Check out the video of the project: (the text continues below).<\/p>\n