Day 063 - 07 Dec 94 - Page 08

     
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     2   Q.   How long has that been going on for?
     3        A.  It had started at the moment I joined the company.  At
     4        that point in time there were a few restaurants involved,
     5        and I think over the first, in 1992, slowly all restaurants
     6        were connected to that system.  It is basically one truck
     7        which is operated by McDonald's.  That collects all
     8        the  -----
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    10   Q.   All the waste?
    11        A.  -- various fractions from all McDonald's restaurants,
    12        I think, every other day.  They are then brought to a
    13        centralised location from where the different fractions are
    14        being picked up by recyclates.
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    16   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Can one truck get round all the outlets in
    17        one day in Holland?
    18        A.  No.  At this point in time they have got three trucks,
    19        if I am not mistaken, and it is every other day.
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    Q.   And they can cover all McDonald's restaurants in Holland,
    22        do they?
    23        A.  Yes, they do.
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    25   Q.   In one day?
    26        A.  Every other day each restaurant get serviced -- at
    27        least that was the situation about two years ago.
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    29   MS. STEEL:  Is it right there is a strong recycling movement in
    30        Holland?
    31        A.  Yes.
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    33   Q.   Has that been going for quite a long time?
    34        A.  Yes, I would say so.
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    36   Q.   So did McDonald's bring in this scheme to become part of
    37        that movement?
    38        A.  The precise reasons for doing it, you would have to ask
    39        McDonald's.
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    Q.   Right.  You do not know?
    42        A.  No.
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    44   MR. MORRIS:  Just some brief questions:  Are you aware that in
    45        Sweden and Switzerland there has been official concern
    46        about the use of disposables?  When I say "official
    47        concern", I mean local councils discussing bylaws against
    48        the use of disposables?
    49        A.  In Sweden?
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    51   Q.   In Sweden. 
    52        A.  I am aware of Switzerland -- Sweden? 
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    54   Q.   Do you want to just say what the situation in Switzerland
    55        is or was?
    56        A.  In Switzerland there have been local councils who have
    57        actually made a problem of it which is one of the reasons
    58        why several of the studies have been brought in from
    59        Switzerland, several studies comparing reusables versus
    60        disposables.