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     2   Q.   Does any European packaging go outside Europe?
     3        A.  I think you would have to ask Perseco; I think some
     4        does, but I am not sure.
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     6   Q.   Does any European packaging come from outside Europe?
     7        A.  Of the major items, no; there may be some minor items.
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     9   Q.   Are there some that you are aware of?
    10        A.  No.
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    12   Q.   When you said that the paper bags came from Scotland?
    13        A.  Yes.
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    15   Q.   Is that where they are manufactured as opposed to the
    16        source of the paper?
    17        A.  That is where they are manufactured.
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    19   MR. MORRIS:  Just one question on paragraph 15 of your statement
    20        before we move:  When you said that one of the problems
    21        with recycling polystyrene was the colour and inking on the
    22        packaging, that would also be the same as, for example,
    23        recycled paper, would it not, that came from -- one of the
    24        problems with recycling paper has been that the final
    25        material is not as bright, or it traditionally used not to
    26        be as bright as the original because of the colouring, but
    27        for packaging -----
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    29   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Do you agree with that, first of all, before
    30        Mr. Morris goes on?
    31        A.  It depends whether we are talking about food packaging
    32        or outer case packaging or packaging that does not touch
    33        food.
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    35   MR. MORRIS:  What I am saying is that most polystyrene, it does
    36        not really matter whether it is of a dull brown colour or
    37        bright blue colour if it is recycled.  If it is important
    38        to recycle something, a firm such as McDonald's could cope,
    39        could it not, with a dull colour that came from the plant
    40        that had recycled it?
    41        A.  That is not true, Mr. Morris.  I think if you look at
    42        the packaging, polystyrene packaging, in McDonald's, all
    43        the sandwiches are in different colour boxes and it is done
    44        that way so we can identify the product.  Therefore, it did
    45        not matter if we had a dull coloured brown packaging; we
    46        would not be able to identify any finished products in the
    47        restaurant.
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    49   Q.   They are over printed, are they not, in packaging -- they
    50        can be? 
    51        A.  They can be. 
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    53   Q.   So it is not inconceivable, is it, that you could cope with
    54        a slightly different coloured raw material polystyrene if
    55        you were concerned to recycle polystyrene?
    56        A.  It is not inconceivable.
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    58   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Hold on a moment.  I thought you were not
    59        allowed to use recycled polystyrene for things like clam
    60        shells, anyway?

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