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     1        Britain Group meant by this.  I am afraid you would have
              to ask them -- not me.
     2
         Q.   Is that not the point of the sections of the Act?
     3        A.  Well, I do not know when it talks about providing or
              emptying receptacles it means anything like that at all.
     4        You just quoted me a 94(4).
 
     5   Q.   If I just remind you of one section on 93(1), the last
              phrase.
     6
         MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Is it not all summarised underneath the
     7        banner headline?  Does that not make it clear just what
              the Tidy Britain Group is getting at in this leaflet?
     8
         MR. MORRIS:  It is for business owners.
     9
         MR. JUSTICE BELL:  For businesses who create waste as part of
    10        their business have responsibilities under the Act and the
              Tidy Britain Group is anxious to make sure they know that.
    11
         MR. MORRIS:  Yes.  I am trying to ask Mr. Preston if that is
    12        how he understands it, because he supports the Tidy
              Britain Group.  Would you agree with the judge that that
    13        is what the purpose of this leaflet is, to identify
              businesses and their responsibilities?
    14        A.  Surely.
 
    15   Q.   As a source of environment/index.html">litter.  Would you think that bearing in
              mind all that, what would you say the responsibility of
    16        your organisation is as to the creation of environment/index.html">litter ---
              A.  I do not believe McDonald's -----
    17
         Q.   -- as to solving that problem?
    18        A.  I missed the second bit.
 
    19   Q.   What do you feel that McDonald's responsibility in solving
              the problem of environment/index.html">litter entails?
    20        A.  But I think it entails exactly the things we currently
              do; number 1, provide bins inside our restaurants and
    21        people to staff those restaurants to the end of caring for
              the removal of environment/index.html">litter within those premises.  But I think
    22        it extends to the provision of people to work up and down
              the high street on the so-called McDonald's environment/index.html">litter patrol
    23        to sweep up and pick up that which is dropped by
              unthinking members of the public or not disposed of
    24        properly.
 
    25        But I think it behoves us to work alongside other
              organisations in the United Kingdom to try to raise the 
    26        public awareness, whether it be with adults or children, 
              as their social responsibilities.  All of the above we do. 
    27
         Q.   Do you think there is a responsibility for businesses in
    28        the creation of environment/index.html">litter, the creation of material that
              could become environment/index.html">litter?
    29        A.  No, I do not.  But I think people create environment/index.html">litter.
              Packaging does not become environment/index.html">litter until it is dropped on
    30        the street by an unthinking or uncaring individual.  Until
              that time it is not environment/index.html">litter.

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