Day 071 - 11 Jan 95 - Page 06

     
     1        matters of that kind, about how you deal with the packaging
     2        waste which is generated in-store.  How is that dealt with?
     3        A.  Internally, we have members of staff working on the
     4        dining area.
     5
     6   Q.   On the dining area?
     7        A.  The customer area where customers would be seated.
     8        They would help the customers to clear up their rubbish
     9        from their trays or else the customer has the option of
    10        putting the rubbish in the bin themselves.  When the bins
    11        are removed when they are full up they are taken down to a
    12        trash room which contains a compacting machine which will
    13        take an average bin bag and compact it.  Probably on
    14        average, five to six bags could be compacted into one large
    15        bag which would be sealed.
    16
    17   Q.   What happens to those large bags of compacted rubbish?
    18        A.  Well, they are kept in a separate room, the trash room,
    19        and we have a rubbish collection once a day.
    20
    Q.   Rubbish collection once a day.  Where is the rubbish
    22        collected from?  Do you put it out in the street or do they
    23        come to the back door or what happens?
    24        A.  Yes, we are allowed up to one hour.  We are allowed a
    25        one hour period for our rubbish to be outside the store
    26        before it is collected.  So, generally, we put it out half
    27        an hour before the rubbish collection.
    28
    29   Q.   What time of the day is the rubbish collection?
    30        A.  It is 8.30 at night, 8.30 p.m..
    31
    32   Q.   Is that the same, winter and summer?
    33        A.  Yes, it is
    34
    35   Q.   It is out there for half an hour, say, before it is
    36        collected; is that right?  Is that what you said?
    37        A.  Yes, at maximum one hour.
    38
    39   Q.   The maximum one hour?
    40        A.  Yes.
    41
    42   Q.   But you said, I think, generally half on hour?
    43        A.  Generally half an hour, yes.
    44
    45   Q.   Who is it that collects the rubbish and takes it away?
    46        A.  We have our own private contractor.
    47
    48   Q.   McDonald's has its own private contractor?
    49        A.  No, the restaurant uses a private contractor.
    50 
    51   Q.   I see.  So it is up to you to engage a contractor to come 
    52        and take the rubbish away, is it? 
    53        A.  Yes.
    54
    55   Q.   Does the Local Authority not do it?
    56        A.  We have an option to use the Local Authority but we did
    57        try them for two months, but we found their service was not
    58        reliable.
    59
    60   Q.   Presumably, Mr. Stump, you pay, I think it is still called,