The change of culture in the city has been a success and many councils are examining and learning from it. The model is working because we are determined that we will not have any commercial need for thermal treatment. We do not want incineration in the region. The message from the people of Galway participating on a daily basis is clear. My children, when they finish a yoghurt, put the carton in the dishwasher. We wash it for the green bin to make sure it is recycled. We choose what we are going to buy in the shops by the amount of packaging, thus producing less waste. We never use plastic bags, the tax on which was a great innovation. When we travel to other countries on our holidays, we get excited when we get a plastic bag. We take it home in our suitcase to keep it. That is a measure of the change that has taken place and we should be proud of it.