BURGER KING made an announcement that they would no longer be offering toys along with children’s meals just a few weeks ago. The announcement has created quite a controversy on social media. The company says this change was made in order to streamline its processes and concentrate more on the quality of food.
Burger King UK will no longer give away plastic toys with children’s meals, amid pressure to reduce plastic waste. The fast food restaurant chain is also encouraging customers to bring in old promotional plastic toys, which it says it plans to melt to make other items.
- Snoopy
- Monster Jam/Cabbage Patch Kids Minis
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Pest of the West
- Iron Man toys (May)
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- The Incredible Hulk
- Pokémon Diamond & Pearl TCG (July 7-August 12)
- Crayola
- Neopets
- iDog Halloween
What are the current burger king toys. Toys and other promotional items are only available at participating locations, and locations can run out of a toy without notice. There are 8 figures to collect, including superman, batman, wonder woman, the flash, joker, batgirl, harley quinn and catwoman. Get access to exclusive coupons.
- The Lion King toys (June, December)
- Aladdin Blow-Up Figures
- Burger King Kids Club All Stars Sports toys
Yes, the Angry Whopper is back on the menu, so fans of the signature Angry sauce can enjoy it once again for a limited time. Does Burger King still have the Angry Whopper? Fortunately, what is gone may one day rise again. Angry Whopper is something of a seasonal or regional item and it still pops up in all sorts of places.
How much plastic does Burger King save?
It said the move would save 320 tonnes of plastic a year. Helen Bird, from sustainability campaign group Wrap, described Burger King’s response as a “bold move”, welcoming the in-store collections since plastic toys cannot be recycled with plastic packaging at home.
media caption. Ella (le ft) and Caitlin McEwan said they were “amazed” by Burger King’s decision. The petition, organised by Ella, aged nine, and Caitlin McEwan, aged seven, calling for companies to “think of the environment and stop giving plastic toys with their kids meals” has received more than half a million signatures.
Pentatonic, which makes consumer goods from recycled materials, is working with Burger King to recycle collected plastic toys into restaurant items such as trays and play areas.
Instead, they suggested any giveaways could be made from sustainable materials. Just hours before Burger King announced its change of policy, rival chain McDonald’s in the UK said it had no plans to scrap its toy giveaways.
McDonald’s said its customers would be able to choose between a toy and fruit.
McDonald’s also plans a trial from early next year enabling parents to choose between a book or a toy. “The gifts provide fun for many families and children. That’s why we’ll be running these trials, in order to give our customers a choice.
Burger King UK will no longer give away plastic toys with children ‘s meals, amid pressure to reduce plastic waste. The fast food restaurant chain is also encouraging customers to bring in old promotional plastic toys, which it says it plans to melt to make other items.
How much plastic does Burger King save?
It said the move would save 320 tonnes of plastic a year. Helen Bird, from sustainability campaign group Wrap, described Burger King’s response as a “bold move”, welcoming the in-store collections since plastic toys cannot be recycled with plastic packaging at home.
media caption. Ella (le ft) and Caitlin McEwan said they were “amazed” by Burger King’s decision. The petition, organised by Ella, aged nine, and Caitlin McEwan, aged seven, calling for companies to “think of the environment and stop giving plastic toys with their kids meals” has received more than half a million signatures.
Instead, they suggested any giveaways could be made from sustainable materials. Just hours before Burger King announced its change of policy, rival chain McDonald’s in the UK said it had no plans to scrap its toy giveaways.
McDonald’s also plans a trial from early next year enabling parents to choose between a book or a toy. “The gifts provide fun for many families and children. That’s why we’ll be running these trials, in order to give our customers a choice.
Burger King UK will no longer give away plastic toys with children ‘s meals, amid pressure to reduce plastic waste. The fast food restaurant chain is also encouraging customers to bring in old promotional plastic toys, which it says it plans to melt to make other items.
How many toys did Burger King carry in 2005?
To promote the release of the film Revenge of the Sith from the Star Wars saga in 2005, Burger King carried thirty-one toys in their kids meals to be collected.
In 1990 , Burger King came out with six two-sided toys based on the animated series of Beetlejuice. On one side of the toy stood a nice, normal character from the series, while on the other side would be scary Beetlejuice himself.
The 1995 Pocahontas toys were much like the Beauty and the Beast ones where they held a lot of detail and movable parts—except Grandmother Willow, who didn’t do much of anything…
Here’s another classic Disney entry. The somewhat interactive toys for Walt Disney’s Aladdin were in Burger King kids meals in 1992 to promote the movie that had just hit theatres.
Goof Troop was the name of the animated series with Goofy, his son Max, and their neighbors, Pete and Pete Junior. These four characters were promoting their cartoon at Burger King as kids meal toys in 1992, equipped with bowling pins and their silly bowling skills.