Day 243 - 02 May 96 - Page 15

     
     1        reclamation, et cetera.
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     3        6.  I work to prevent waste for the following reasons:
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     5        A.  We are uncertain of the full impacts, often in distant
     6        parts of the world, of our use of materials.  One example
     7        is the expansion of farmed forests into undisturbed areas.
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     9        B.  The production of throwaway materials all over the
    10        world produces pollutants, for example, chlorine bleaching
    11        of woodpulp produces dioxins which do not go away.  It is
    12        irresponsible to have ongoing processes constantly and
    13        knowingly adding to the amounts of such chemicals in the
    14        world.  This is increasingly recognised:  For example 110
    15        countries are working towards an international treaty for
    16        phase out of persistent organic pollutants including
    17        dioxins (ENDS Report 250 November 1995). In addition, many
    18        byproducts contribute to global warming and ozone
    19        depletion.
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         C. The production of waste items involves a large though
    22        difficult to assess expenditure of energy.  This causes
    23        production of carbon dioxide which adds to global warming.
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    25        D.  It is becoming increasingly difficult and expensive to
    26        dispose of waste.  For many cities there is a shortage of
    27        landfill sites at a distance not involving unacceptable
    28        transport with accompanying pollution and health effects.
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    30        E.  Disposal items save labour but with an increasing
    31        social problem of unemployment, the revaluing of human
    32        energy to prevent waste is becoming a business and social
    33        opportunity.
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    35        7.  McDonald's as an international company has the
    36        opportunity to learn from and spread to its branches in
    37        other countries the very best environmental practice."
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    39        The rest is removed.
    40
         Moving on to paragraph 9.  There did not seem to be a
    42        paragraph 8.
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    44   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  There is on mine: "McDonald's in Germany has
    45        conducted a trial".
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    47   MR. MORRIS:  I did not realise that, I am sorry, I obliterated
    48        the 8.  I thought it was part of 7:
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    50        "8.  McDonald's in Germany has conducted a trial involving 
    51        three outlets of reusable polypropene beakers of the type 
    52        mentioned in paragraph 46 in my main evidence.  I have seen 
    53        a sample of these cups with McDonald's logos on.
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    55        9.  In Germany in 1994, a small town, Kassel, introduced a
    56        tax on one way containers.  McDonald's and two other
    57        companies mounted a legal challenge in Kassel.  The
    58        challenge was not on environmental ground but simply on the
    59        right of communities to impose the tax.  They lost and went
    60        to a higher court in Berlin and lost there also.  Other