The Type of the Informant: Citizen from Ballerup Municipality the Interview Date 11Th April 2016 Place Informant's Apartment L
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The type of the informant: Citizen from Ballerup Municipality The interview Date 11th April 2016 Place Informant’s apartment Length 53:58 Language of the interview English Interviewers Dace Lasmane, Carina Bendsen, Margareta Birca The informant: Name Zahid Age 41 but he mentions another one. Gender Male Country of origin Pakistan Family type Living alone Occupation Shift leader in KFC Fields Type of housing Rented apartment from AAB company Number of people living in a 3 people living in 3 room apartment house/ an apartment The municipality where he/she Ballerup Municipality since November 2015 lives currently and for how long Municipalities/ Countries Pakistan, where the informant lived Derby Council (England) before Norrebro (Denmark) Albertslund (Denmark) Ballerup (Denmark) The way we got in touch with Informant is the landlord of one of the authors of the thesis. the informant: He agreed for interview when being personally asked. What does it mean garbage for you? - Nothing special, I haven’t think about that! Just use it and throw it, that’s it! Give 5 associations for garbage? - First thing is “used thing”, which you are not using anymore. Anything else? What is your attitude towards recycling? - Recycle…I haven’t think about that, just throw it, that’s it! Do you sort any type of waste? Do you sort the garbage? - Not particularly. I mean, we cannot put glass bottle with normal garbage, but other than that it’s ok! You put everything in the normal garbage and just glass separately? - Yes, glass separately. What is your attitude towards organic waste? - Organic waste, nothing special. Have you had previous experience with organic waste? - I’m not sure. In your job you also don’t separate anyhow1? - In the job we do that, before we were putting all in…we have different waste because we have different time on different products. Before that we were putting all in one place, but we got a letter from Copenhagen Commune that we must separate. Now we have different place for food waste, separately just for the food. But, home is different. At job we follow all the procedure. Why at home is different? - For the home, food, I use the things I really need it. I am not throwing anything. In the workplace is a different thing, sometimes we cook too much. And we expect that we going to sell it. But at that particular time we don’t sell it. So we need to throw that, we are not giving expired product to the customer. But at home, if I make that, I know that is for specific time or period, and I know that I’m going to use it. So I’m not going to throw it, is very less chance that I will. When I’m saying organic waste, can you give me the associations? - What is organic waste? Organic waste can be, as you also mentioned, the food waste, or the peel of carrots or potatoes. - At job we get everything already prepared. At home I am not cooking every day. But when I am doing, or peeling, I am just putting in the normal waste. I don’t think about that, what should I do and all this. Do you know what your house offers? Does your house offers any possibility? You said you have to put the glass separately, you know everything else you can separate? … - Yes, we have. We have glass, and we have cardboard. It’s down there. You can separate and put there. Do you do that? - Cardboard yeah! I am not using products that are related to glass. But cardboard, if you can consider the milk as cardboard…I am not putting it there, I am just putting with normal garbage and throw it. 1 The explanation about time limit and the procedure of cooking the chicken and other KFC products, same as the fact of working with the waste list at the end of the shift were left out from the transcript because this was not referring anyhow to the question. The explanation about suppliers and changing the suppliers from U.S.A. company and how are they getting the products in KFC were left out from the transcript. But other than that, if I have something big, like, if I bought a bed and I have a big cardboard, of course it’s not possible to put it there (in the pipe for the normal garbage)so I can use that one. Can you show the place where you put the garbage, where you put the glass and so one? - We have the glass here - Cans - The normal, kitchen waste. - And that is paper, we have place for the paper itself. Do you sort it or… - Sometimes Who is sorting? - Mostly is Margareta, she can do it. But when I have time I can try to do something. And you know where is the place outside? - Down there, 2 minutes walk. And who bring out the garbage? - I am not using the glass or cans, I am not drinking cola. I am drinking milk and I am putting it into normal garbage. I don’t remember when’s the last time I used glass products. And just throw it. And the normal garbage, do you put it also outside? - No, we have this there (pipes outside the door), we have key and we just throw it there. How often you take it out - One time in a day. And who is the one who is taking it? - Who’s seeing that it’s full can do it. Who is bringing out the other things? - Haven’t brought the cardboard. But, paper it’s here for few times. We can put here, or she can put it out, or if I can see we can put it. You mentioned you throw out the normal garbage once in a day. - Once in a day, every day it’s got full. Do you have time to measure how much you throw? - I don’t have time to do these things (laughing) Does it take some effort for you to separate those things? - Yes, definitely it takes some effort to do it. I don’t think about these things, like “do this and that”, just normal routine. Just throw it, that’s it. What kind of bags do you use for this? - We have 2 types of bags. One normal shopping bag, and another one (special bag for garbage) Do you also follow your consumption? - The things I’m buying I really use it. Very rarely happens that I bought something and I don’t need it and throw it. Very rarely. The things I bought, I checked the expiring date and I know till which date I’m gonna use it. When you buy the things do you follow if is it ecological, the packaging? - No, no… I don’t think about the environment and all these things. I just buy what I need. What is your general attitude towards sorting, is it good or bad? Do we need it? - Yes, in one way is good. If you sort is easier for the other people, who is collecting, to do the proper things in a proper manner. But, for me, I haven’t think about this. When I use the glass I put it there (outside in the special container), we cannot put it there (showing the direction to the pipe). And how do you know that you cannot put them ?(pipes) - It’s not about knowing. It’s about that they have a special place to put it there, so I can go and put it there. Is there some rules that you cannot throw the glass inside? - I’m not sure about the rules. - There’s a picture, on it (the pipe), that we shouldn’t suppose to put glass in it. Where did you found out that you shouldn’t put glass there? - I know that there’s a place out there, so I mentally prepared that I will put my glass there. And also, I don’t want to put the glass with normal, because some guys, or bin collector comes and they can be hurt, that’s another reason, that’s the main reason. What are the main things that you throw away? - Sometimes it’s papers, or milk bottles and egg shells. And when you take it out, how do you do that? Do you use the gloves? - No, I just pick the bag and just throw it. When you come back, do you wash hands? - Sometimes, but not all the times. Do you find that place clean, well organized? - It’s just one small (???) and you put it there. It’s not like you have lot of garbage and you put there, it’s a small tenner and you throw it there, I don’t know what’s happening after. Do you know if at your place it’s possible to separate organic waste? - I don’t know. When you moved in where did you found the information about the garbage? - I just saw the people, what they are doing. Nobody told me that you must do this and these. They just gave me the keys and that’s it. Do you know what happens afterwards with the garbage? - No, I’m actually, I’m not sure. I was thinking that people that collect the garbage just throw it far away in the field - Also, we have a place, where you can put the things that are in good condition, like a chair.