LONDON, UK – Fast-food chain McDonald’s has become the latest hospitality operator to commit to running its delivery fleet on biodiesel, according to the Web site www.catersearch.com. The chain intends to have all its 155-vehicle delivery fleet in the UK running on a mixture of in store cooking oil and rapeseed by the end of the year.

McDonald’s estimates this will save around 1,675 tons of carbon a year once the entire fleet has been converted to the “green” fuel, which is equivalent to removing 2,424 family cars from the UK’s roads.

McDonald’s has already launched its rollout with half of its 45-vehicle fleet based in Basingstoke in Southern England, and in about 12 months it will convert all its 155 delivery trucks. McDonald’s should eventually be able to replace the 6 million liters of diesel its fleet used last year with cooking oil from its 1,200 restaurants in Britain.