FAST food crews joined forces with the council to tackle litter in the town.
Staff from Maldon McDonald's, Tesco and Dominos Pizza teamed up with Maldon District Council to take on a challenge to crackdown on notorious litter dropping in the area.
The 'Love Where You Live' litter party, organised by McDonald's Maldon's 'Planet Champion', Natasha Humberstone, was made up of over 35 people.
Following the success of the event, local McDonald's Franchisee, Cherry Lewis-Taylor has been asked to speak at the 'Cleaner Essex' Group meeting in Chelmsford next month.
Cherry Lewis-Taylor said, "I see firsthand the negative effect litter has on the environment and believe that both individuals and businesses like mine have a real role to play in tackling and raising awareness of the issue."
She added: "My restaurants in Essex already do a lot on a daily basis with initiatives such as litter patrols, but these larger scale litter picks provide the perfect opportunity for people to come together to tackle the problem head on."