Local resident Karen Jenner has found 46 empty bags of Big Mac and McChicken sauce between Harbourville and Halls Harbour, Nova Scotia, over the past two years. The industrial-sized bags are typically used to refill sauce dispensers within McDonald's kitchens. The bilingual English and French labeling on the plastic indicates the waste likely originated from within the Maritime provinces.
It remains unclear whether the issue lies with a specific restaurant franchise or a third-party waste disposal firm. Karen Jenner attempted to contact McDonald's for two years with little success until a recent follow-up. McDonald's Canada confirmed it was taking the reports seriously and looking into the matter to determine the source of the litter.
It's very sporadic but so far I have found 46 of them. I think that's enough to indicate that there's a problem somewhere along the waste disposal line that McDonald's is using.
They said the messages never went through to the right people. I question that, but they are looking into it now, which I appreciate. It's disappointing that it's taken so long for that to happen though.