They're clearin' it! McDonald's litter pickers.

[betty swollocks]

Saw some litter pickers this morning, out near Watership Down, which is a stone's throw away from Tothill services.
All decked out in fluorescent green tabards on with the McD logo on the back, there was a squad of about fifteen of them.
Stopped to have a word and yes, the 'leader' confirmed, they are sponsored by McDonald's.
I mentioned to them that IMO, fifty percent of the wayside rubbish I come across is identifiable as theirs, so I was glad to see that they were going something about it.
Pissing in the wind though, again IMO.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

I've always wanted McD'S to put up their meals by say 5p to help pay for full time litter pickers.

The others could follow suit.

As you say though: pissing in the wind.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I've always wanted McD'S to put up their meals by say 5p to help pay for full time litter pickers.

The others could follow suit.

As you say though: pissing in the wind.

However, It's not McDonald's fault that twats won't dispose of their rubbish properly. Shooting the feckers that trash would be far more valuable.

 

[MacB]

When I was at college I had a Saturday job in McDonalds and one of the roles, certainly during the day, was litter patrol. I remember being regulalry stopped by people to tell me what a fine service I was performing, generally older people. This was 28 years ago so I have no idea if this is still done as a standard part of the 'job rotation'.

 

[Cheddar George]

Pissing in the wind indeed.

However, just like pissing in the wind it's nice to see someone having a go.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Remaining on the Watership Down theme, how about saving a couple of bullets for Art Garfunkel?

Fair point ....

 

[XmisterIS]

Pissing in the wind though, again IMO.

So long as you're pissing with the wind and not against it, then you won't have to change your trousers.

 

[swee'pea99]

However, It's not McDonald's fault that twats won't dispose of their rubbish properly. Shooting the feckers that trash would be far more valuable.

Yeah, but then you'd have to sponsor people to go and collect all the corpses, and...

 

[Unkraut]

When I was at college I had a Saturday job in McDonalds and one of the roles, certainly during the day, was litter patrol. I remember being regulalry stopped by people to tell me what a fine service I was performing, generally older people. This was 28 years ago so I have no idea if this is still done as a standard part of the 'job rotation'.

So would it be true to say that when you worked at McDonalds you learnt to cook the burgers, and when you became an accountant, you learnt to cook the books?

 

[Fab Foodie]

To be honest, I'd gladly do the shooting and the corpse disposal of those that litter for free ....

 

[Night Train]

Well you have to make the burgers out of something.

 

[mac1]

However, It's not McDonald's fault that twats won't dispose of their rubbish properly. Shooting the feckers that trash would be far more valuable.

YES!!!

 

[Fab Foodie]

Well you have to make the burgers out of something.

... Soylent Green ....

 

[PBancroft]

I have a minor problem with this. I think its a good thing that McDonald's are taking responsibility for the trash they've helped to create, though I'm not expecting them to be a regular thing - if its a short lived publicity stunt I wouldn't be surprised.

I don't go to McDonalds very often, but when I do it isn't unusual to see whole families leave their trays, rubbish, left overs etc piled on the table despite there invariably being a bin just feet away for disposing of such waste. I remember questioning peers over such behaviour when at college and the overarching sentiment was that McDonalds pay people to tidy it up, so they may as well do it. A weak excuse, in reality its just laziness of mind and body but that's how they sell the idea to themselves.

My problem is this: if these litter pickers become a regular thing and I am mistaken in my belief they will quietly disappear in a short time, how many more people will start to litter justifying to themselves that its OK because someone will tidy it up behind them... and then how far beyond McD's rubbish will this behaviour spread?

Maybe I'm being uncharacteristically pessimistic, but I really do not have much faith in the community ventures of corporations such as McD's doing any long term good beyond promoting their own image.

 

[Arch]

My problem is this: if these litter pickers become a regular thing and I am mistaken in my belief they will quietly disappear in a short time, how many more people will start to litter justifying to themselves that its OK because someone will tidy it up behind them... and then how far beyond McD's rubbish will this behaviour spread?

Maybe I'm being uncharacteristically pessimistic, but I really do not have much faith in the community ventures of corporations such as McD's doing any long term good beyond promoting their own image.

I think you're being rather optimistic, thinking that anyone stops to think "Oh, I won't litter, because there's no party from McDs to clear up".

Louts litter, decent folk don't, I don't think the presence of a litter picking team matters much.