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This was an investigation into the types of rubbish being collected generally to see what type of material is being sent to landfill and how much more of it could be recycled," he said.
"Again, rubbish is not looked at individually or records taken or kept of what relates to an individual address. Confidentiality is taken very seriously."
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http://www.politics.co.uk/news/opini...s-$1234410.htm
Sounds like this was more of a general info gathering exercise rather than a snooping one albeit a poorly handled one.