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     1        document, which is at the very back, then the one in front
     2        of that is ------
     3
     4   THE WITNESS:  I have it.
     5
     6   MR. MORRIS:  This is from the Daily Express, 2nd November 1990.
     7        Just very quickly read through that.
     8        A.  OK.
     9
    10   Q.   So, really, I think the important paragraph is the one on
    11        the right-hand side, right-hand column, quote from the
    12        London office, or an alleged quote from the London office.
    13        This is after the American pull out from styrofoam use, was
    14        it not?
    15        A.  Yes.
    16
    17   Q.   "'We will try to follow suit just as quickly as we can',
    18        said the London Office. 'The decision was taken in America,
    19        and it is certainly our intention to abide by it'".
    20
    MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Read the paragraph ahead, that "the decision
    22        taken of the company's Illinois headquarters left the rest
    23        of the gigantic chain somewhat bemused".  Then there is the
    24        quote which Mr. Morris has put to you.  Can you remember
    25        anything about that?
    26        A.  I can remember it left us somewhat bemused and, as
    27        I said earlier, there were discussions with Lin Pac on
    28        should we follow suit.  We subsequently decided (and it may
    29        well have been after these statements), but we subsequently
    30        decided that there was no need to follow suit because we
    31        did not have a landfill problem.
    32
    33   MR. MORRIS:  Do you happen to know if a press release was put
    34        out at this time to that effect, or was it just a quote
    35        from the London office?
    36        A.  I am sorry, I was not involved with communications in
    37        1990.
    38
    39   Q.   I think we can move on from this subject, except I will ask
    40        you one question.  You can put the documents away, thank
         you.  Corrugated packaging for transport.  When did
    42        McDonald's start to recycle that?
    43        A.  Oh, you mean recycle it through paper recycling plants,
    44        you are talking, are you?
    45
    46   Q.   If that is what you do, yes?
    47        A.  We do not actually recycle anything.
    48
    49   Q.   No, I know you do not do it yourself.
    50 
    51   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I think Mr. Morris, when he says talk about 
    52        you recycling, means, put it on the way to be recycling, do 
    53        not just bin it?
    54        A.  Through suppliers.
    55
    56   MR. MORRIS:  If I said 1991 would that be accurate?
    57        A.  I am really not sure.
    58
    59   Q.   Do you know what time it was, approximately?
    60        A.  No, I am afraid I do not.  I am really not sure on that