MacDonalds avoid the litter introduce a money back system!

I must admit it has been a while since I have eaten at MacDonalds, but should the urge take me there is one here in Bergen! It is located in a pretty old building just off the Fish Market on the way up to the Floien funicular train station. They seem to do a good business there as there are always people in buying burgers, fries and drinks.

MacDonalds in the States is having a problem with their staff calling for better wages. It hasn't happened here yet, probably because Norwegian workers have better employment rights than their US counterparts, but MacDonalds is facing another big problem here too. So far 3 landlords in Oslo have cancelled premise leases to the chain because of complaints about litter and smell! The MacDonalds affected were right in the centre of the capital and did good business so they can't be happy with the decision.

Here in Bergen there have been complaints too about the littering that takes place around the fishmarket, and you often see MD packaging dropped on the ground. It has always been a problem with take away restaurants, and understandably it is impossible for the restaurant owner to do much about it. What though if he takes a leaf out of the beer and soft drinks companies books here in Scandinavia? The beer and soft drinks producers pay 1 kr for every empty can returned  to a collection point, which can be found in every supermarket. The 1 kroner is added on to the can at the supermarket check out, so it is not included in the beer or drink price. it is then up to you to claim the kroner back by returning the can or bottle. Anyone can claim the 1 kroner just by taking the empties to a collection point. That's why you often see people looking through the bins in the tourist areas here, as the tourists don't know the system and just throw their empty drinks cans away

I'm sure that would have an effective impact on fast food littering. If the person who ate the stuff doesn't want to return it, there are plenty of other people who would!