
McDonald's also says that since 2019, their main meal and side salads come in cardboard containers which are 100 per cent recyclable. Mr Hunt added that “providing customers remove any excess food, they are absolutely fine to be recycled and are accepted by the vast majority of local councils throughout the UK”. Will Hill, communications director for the pizza chain, said that “he boxes we use for our delicious pizzas, sides and baked desserts are made from recycled materials”. Holding up a used Domino's box, she says that "the biggest, biggest issue that we find is from takeaway boxes going in there".ĭomino’s Pizza has been quick to highlight that the stance being taken by these councils is an exceptional one.

Once the pizza box has served its purpose, Ms Stamp claims that it cannot be recycled as “the grease inside them has damaged fibres”. In a video posted online by West Lindsey District Council to promote the policy, Rachel Stamp, a waste partnership and projects manager at Lincolnshire County Council, says that the Domino's claim only applies "until such time as the food has been in them". McDonald's and Domino's boxes are too greasy to be recycled, a council has insisted after imposing a county-wide ban on the fast-food packaging.īinmen in Lincolnshire will no longer empty recycling if they spot a McDonald’s brown bag or Domino’s Pizza box among the rubbish.Ĭouncil waste managers told residents to ignore the "I'm made from recyclable material" statement on Domino's Pizza boxes in footage showing workers rooting through recycling bins.

Waste managers in Lincolnshire tell residents to ignore advice on the packaging as contact with the food wrecks the paper fibres


While the majority of Domino’s restaurants are based in the United States, the chain has been working on cracking international markets too. The number of Domino's Pizza stores worldwide has increased year-over-year since 2006.ĭomino’s: a national and international success story This number increased by 1,204 units over the previous year. Global pizza powerhouse Domino’s Pizza operated a total of 18,848 restaurants worldwide in 2021.
