It's not very often that I will specifically attack a specific brand or company (other than Hummers or Target) because I don't think it's fair to single out one over the others. So whenever I say McDonald's in this Green Tip, you can substitute it for Burger King or Taco Bell or any of the other fast food companies that hate the environment.
So okay, you're probably wondering about the title. I mean, what's wrong with PlayPlaces? If anything, they're keeping our kids healthy (er). Healthy is a bit of stretch... Anyway, I was watching TV today and I saw a commercial for Rally's (Checkers to some of you in other parts of the country) and I was happy with the hidden environmentally message that they had in their commercial. They might not have even known it, but Rally's was being very Green.
Rally's message was something to the effect of the stores being small, but the taste being big. And that got me thinking. If you think back to the last time you were at Rally's, you'll remember that the store has no place to dine in. Ultimately, that means less space is being taken up by each store. Just think if every McDonald's (with their space consuming PlayPlaces) were replaced with the tiny little Rally's stores. All that extra space could be turned into parks or space for wind turbines. According to a Google search (most reliable source in the world), McDonald's stores take up 4,000 sq feet while Rally's only use a minuscule 700. If McD's cut out all the PlayPlaces and seating area and all that crap, they could save 3,300*31,000=102,300,000 square feet or about 2350 acres. To put that in perspective, that's the size of Lake Providence, Louisiana.
And really, when you think about it, you can eat in your car just as easily as you can in the store. Especially if you drive a Hummer. I mean, those things are the size of McDonald's practically...
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