
Accelerating reuse models to achieve a world free of plastic waste
The World Economic Forum’s Consumers Beyond Waste initiative is working with partners to rapidly scale reuse models that will eliminate plastic waste.
McDonald's is a fast food company founded in 1940 as a restaurant in San Bernardino, California, United States. McDonald's is one of the world's largest restaurant chains by revenue, serving over 69 million customers daily in over 100 countries across 37,855 outlets as of 2018. Revenues come from the rent, royalties and fees paid by the franchisees, as well as sales in company-operated restaurants. According to two reports published in 2018, McDonald's is the world's second-largest private employer, with 1.7 million employees. Its values are responsible leadership, inclusiveness, progressiveness, local integration.