Local McDonald's franchisee leads the way in litter picking in Milton Keynes

    Kaizen Restaurants, a franchise of McDonald’s operating 6 stores in MK, is leading the way with the brand new #LoveMKHateLitter campaign.

    Each year, Kaizen Restaurants hosts a 24-hour non-stop 'love where you live' litter pick, which sees staff pick up litter throughout Milton Keynes. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak, this year's litter pick has been cancelled. 

    Ken Tomkins, from Kaizen Restaurants, says that he is "very proud" of the contribution that McDonald's has made to be "part of the solution" to clear up litter in Milton Keynes throughout the years.

    So, instead of waiting until 2021 to host another 24-hour litter pick, the team at Kaizen Restaurants has decided to launch the #LoveMKHateLitter campaign. 

    The movement, which is "growing every day", asks local people to collect one bag of litter, post a photo on social media, and then nominate three friends to do the same. 

    Ken told MKFM: "A lot of people talk about how awful [litter] is and how people should do something about it. We're in the camp of 'let's just get on with it and take some action', so we would love to see people joining in with that."

    This comes as residents, councillors and organisations, including The Parks Trust, have seen an increase in littering throughout Milton Keynes since the easing of lockdown.

    At the start of June, The Parks Trust collected over 800 bags of litter from Milton Keynes' parks in just one week alone. The charity has since spoken out and has reminded residents that littering in the parks can result in fines from £80 (for littering and dog fouling) to £400 (for dumping rubbish).

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