Croydon's town centre McDonald's restaurants may be popular, but its customers are creating a super-sized problem for the town – litter.
In just one hour, a reporter for the Advertiser was able to collect a whole bin-liner full of McDonald's burger wrappings, drinks cartons, fries boxes, paper bags, straws and plastic lids.
Now there are calls for the chain to do more to stop its customers turning the town centre into a big rubbish bin.
Street cleaner Ricky Young, of Veolia Environmental Services, the firm contracted by Croydon Council to clean Croydon streets, said: "McDonald's is definitely the worst for litter. I think they should come out and pick up their own rubbish."
Cllr Phil Thomas, the council's cabinet member for environment and highways, said: "The problem is with the fast food society. People go out and buy food late at night and once they've finished just dump it over the nearest wall or in the street. The problem is with a small minority who couldn't care less. If we catch these people then we will prosecute, but it's a difficult task."
And Shasha Khan, of the Croydon Green Party, said that action should be taken against McDonald's to combat the problem, such as putting limits on packaging.
He added: "It is concerning that people are happy just to litter.
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