McDonald’s Philippines reaffirms its commitment to employing environmentally responsible and climate-friendly restaurant solutions by opening its newest Green & Good location in Shaw Boulevard Wack Wack, Mandaluyong City, just in time for Environmental Awareness Month. McDonald’s Green & Good restaurants allow the fast-food business to put its green building construction and energy-saving technologies to the test. In April 2021, the first Green & Good store opened on UN Del Pilar Avenue in Manila City.
The Green & Good store on Shaw Boulevard in Wack Wack is the country’s first McDonald’s to use a modular system for prefabricated prefinished building construction. Unlike traditional brick-and-mortar construction, each module is manufactured off-site and assembled with other modules on-site. This allows for faster work in a controlled environment while also promoting sustainability by eliminating waste and the impact of building activities on the environment.
The store was also built with repurposed and recycled material such as reclaimed wood, eco- pavers, and eco-bricks. Concrete fiber was used as an alternative material to steel rebars on slabs, pavements, and driveways. Even smaller details such as paint used made with low volatile organic compounds were prioritized with less environmental impact.
The Green & Good store also includes solar lampposts and photo and motion sensors as part of its utility efficiency solutions, as well as eco-friendly air conditioning for less energy consumption. Rainwater is also collected in a harvesting tank to be used for cleaning the store’s exterior.
“We are committed to provide a better and more environmentally sustainable McDonald’s for our customers and the communities we are a part of. We recognize that there is a lot more to be done but through our Green and Good platform, we are a step closer towards finding innovative ways to keep waste out of nature and drive climate action.” said McDonald’s Philippines President & CEO Kenneth S. Yang.
With the growing community of cyclists, the new store includes a Bike & Dine area where cyclists can comfortably enjoy their McDonald’s favorites without having to worry about the safety of their bicycles. The store also has a Bike Repair Station that has the tools cyclists would need to carry out basic bike repair or maintenance.
McDonald’s also partnered with Meralco to provide access to e-charging stations. The Green & Good store in Shaw Wack-Wack is the second store to provide their customers with Meralco E-Sakay’s e-Charging stations for e-bikes and e-scooters. Customers can simply plug-in their e-bike and e-scooter for a minimal fee of PhP1 for one-minute worth of charging.
Customers can also utilize recyclable packaging for dine-in, such as reusable rice bowls, cutlery, cups, and wooden stirrers, to enjoy their meals.
Solid waste segregation will be enforced more strictly in the dine-in, kitchen, and prep areas. McDonald’s Philippines wants to reduce trash at sanitary landfills by converting paper waste to fuel, food waste to fertilizers, plastic waste to repurposed goods, and vegetable oil to biodiesel.
Customers can now dine-in, take-out, ride-thru, or order McDelivery at McDonald’s Shaw Boulevard Wack Wack, which is now open 24 hours a day. McDonald’s safeguards the safety of its employees through its M Safe program, with nearly all of its crew and supervisors in the NCR now fully immunized. Along with the continuous acquisition of Safety Seal Certifications, which are now in more than 60% of all restaurants nationwide, the QSR behemoth assured that customers will continue to have safe, enjoyable experiences whether dining in, riding through, or receiving delivery, thanks to crew and managers who are protected/healthy and working in a safe environment.
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