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     2   Q.   Would you agree then that as much of the packaging waste as
     3        possible should be removed from the waste stream and
     4        recovered?
     5        A.  Yes.
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     7   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I just make the point that I do not have this
     8        document in mine.
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    10   MR. RAMPTON:  I did not have it either.
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    12   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  But I propose to put it behind Mr. Lipsett
    13        and in front of Dr. Connett.
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    15   MR. MORRIS:  Over the page it quotes, a bolded quote:  "A
    16        hierarchy of priorities in policy on packaging and
    17        packaging waste.  The descending order of priorities is
    18        prevention, reuse, recycling, incineration with energy
    19        recovery, incineration without energy recovery and disposal
    20        by way of landfill."   Would you agree with this proposed
         hierarchy of priorities in dealing with packaging,
    22        packaging waste?
    23        A.  It is a fairly standard hierarchy and it is one that is
    24        obvious common sense.
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    26   Q.   I think that is all I need to do on that one.  Have you
    27        estimated the responsibility for the volume of environment/index.html">litter on
    28        Britain's streets where, as it were, that has emanated
    29        from.  For example, what we are interested in here is
    30        fast-food environment/index.html">litter in general.  Have you estimated the
    31        percentages likely to have emanated from various sources?
    32        A.  The Tidy Britain Group has over time identified the
    33        sources of environment/index.html">litter but, in terms of broad general activities
    34        and the categories that we use would not specify, I do not
    35        think, or particularly refer to fast-foods, if that is what
    36        you are seeking to -----
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    38   Q.   Say McDonald's environment/index.html">litter, what category would that come under
    39        in your research?
    40        A.  I think that would simply be identified as environment/index.html">litter
         created by pedestrians or motorists in that sense
    42        because -----
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    44   Q.   When you said that you agreed with that hierarchy of
    45        priorities, the first being, I believe, prevention and then
    46        reuse, is the Tidy Britain Group concerned about the causes
    47        of environment/index.html">litter?
    48        A.  Yes.
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    50   Q.   Are you concerned with the prevention of environment/index.html">litter? 
    51        A.  Yes. 
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    53   Q.   So are you concerned with what you might call the take-away
    54        culture that has developed over, say, the last 20, 30 years
    55        in this country and its relation with the amount of environment/index.html">litter
    56        in the streets?
    57        A.  I am concerned about the way in which the people that
    58        patronise the take-away establishments dispose of their
    59        waste material.
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