Recycling Collection

Poster: Save kitchen scraps to feed the hens! Keep it dry, free from glass, metal, bones, paper, etc. It also feeds pigs. Your council will collect. 1940s

Wartime pig food poster
We Want Your Kitchen Waste - poster encouraging the saving of food scraps for use as pig food, to be collected by the council. It also feeds poultry

Fence made from skis, City of Leadville. Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Ships figureheads over the gate at Castles Shipbreaking Yard, Westminster, London, 1909
Ships figureheads over the gate at Castles Shipbreaking Yard, Baltic Wharf, Millbank, Westminster, London, March 1909. Entrance to the yard, with wooden figures salvaged from ships decorating the sign

Advertisement for Libertys new shops, London
An advertisement for Libertys new shops about to open in Argyll Place, off Regent Street, London

Economics a la Heath Robinson
Do not scrap your disused lighting, heating, or cooking apparatus; they can be easily adapted to other requirements

Upturned boats used as sheds, Lindisfarne (Holy Island), Northumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Two young men sorting through a pile of scrap metal
Two young men, one in a top hat, the other in a bowler hat, sorting through a rather unpromising pile of scrap metal in a junk yard

WW2 - Recycling cans to aid war effort in East Ham, London
WW2 - Recycling tin cans to aid the war effort in East Ham, London - April, 1940. Date: 1940

Turn out more Scrap Metal - Turn out More Tanks poster
World War II poster encouraging civilians on the home front to donate more scrap metal which can be turned into tanks to help the war effort

Decoration of patterns in glass, mirrors, ceramics and other fragments of objects embedded in stucco by sculptor Isaiah Zagar, South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Vehicle engine scrap metal

When Germany Surrenders her U-Boats by Heath Robinson, WW1
Why not use the enemy craft for peaceful sport? Ramming rabbits in the Balearic Islands

220 litres compost bin made by Blackwall using 100% recycled plastic Cotswolds UK
MAB-203 220 litres compost bin made by Blackwall using 100% recycled plastic Cotswolds UK Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Salvation Army elevator
Men at work sorting waste paper in a Salvation Army Elevator

Compost / wormery - worms visible amongst variety of kitchen waste including vegetable and fruit peelings
MAB-391 Compost / wormery - worms visible amongst variety of kitchen waste including vegetable and fruit peelings

Combine harvesters in a scrapyard
Combine harvesters. Aerial photograph of combine harvesters in a scrapyard. Photographed in Northumberland, UK

Beachcomber, Marloes
A beachcomber with his pet Jack Russell dog on the beach at Marloes, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. He carries an old plastic stool and a boat fender he has found on the beach

Blouse made from a silk escape map, 1940s. Creator: Unknown
Blouse made from a silk escape map, 1940s. During World War II many materials were unavailable to the public because of government rationing

Lamp post made from German torpedo, Gibraltar
Lamp post made from a German torpedo, at a Royal Navy camp in Gibraltar. Date: circa 1920s

POSTER: RECYCLING, c1975. Poster promoting recycling, c1975

Scrap iron recycling

Poster: Salvage Saves Shipping. Encouraging people to recycle materials rather than throw them away, to help with the War Effort. circa 1940s

Recycling of aluminium cans as used in traditional house, Botswana, Africa

Food waste recycling lorry collecting hotel food waste Lynmouth Devon UK
MAB-1364 Food waste recycling lorry collecting hotel food waste Lynmouth Devon UK Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Decoration of patterns in glass, mirrors, ceramics and other fragments of objects embedded in stucco by sculptor Isaiah Zagar, South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Young girls showing off one of six pairs of knickers that they made from an old night dress. April 1941

Chips made from recycled plastic bottles are seen before being processed at the Weeco plastic recycling factory at the Athi River industrial zone near Nairobi, Kenya, May 15, 2019

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Scrapyard at Battle Bridge, Northumberland. This is the largest breakers of combine harvesters in the UK

recycled christmas trees at formby beach to prevent erosion of sand dunes recycled christmas trees at formby beach to prevent erosion of sand dunes

save our planet poster save our planet, world and tree poster

Rotten food scenes. Expired products compositions, moldy vegetables, fruits, meat and milk. Compost materials, decomposing organic matter, cartoon Rotten food scenes

Garbage collection icon. Trash set. Plastic, organic and metal waste. Colorful vector illustration. Isolated on white background

London dustman collecting ashes, 1800s. He holds a bell and a basket, and the dust waggon can be seen behind. The ashes are used in the production of bricks

A young girl living in poverty cries out in pain at the toxic and polluted Stung Meanchey landfill in Phnom Penh

Bangkok province, Thailand:- January 8, 2018:- The streets of Bangkok Piles of garbage dumped along the road

Scale model of urban wastewater treatment plant

Set of biodegradable packaging bag box container bottle. Ecology concept. Vector illustration Set of biodegradable packaging bag box container bottle. Ecology concept. Vector illustration

A glimpse of the River Tyne from the decks of the RMS Olympic, which is rapidly being broken up at Messers Thomas W Ward Ltd in Jarrow. 23rd April 1936

A rag and bone man at the reins of his horse and cart brings back the remains of a mini found on the streets of a un-named northern town February 1982

Pupils at Binley Park Comprehensive school in Coventry are collecting newspapers to recycle and have already collected over a ton

Plastic bottles are stocked to be recycled at the Weeco plastic recycling factory at the Athi River industrial zone near Nairobi, Kenya, May 15, 2019. Picture taken May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Metal shed in winter, Nulato, Alaska, USA
Detail of sheet metal patterns curling on the side of a corrugated metal shed patched together in winter; Nulato, Interior Alaska, Alaska, United States of America

Schoolchildren using old Christmas cards to spread the message about recycling, they handed the cards to members of the Countryside Commission at the Boots store in Huyton, Friday 7th January 1994

Rag and bone man, Middlesbrough. 1972

Housewife Baling waste paper into neat bundle in Derby 15th October 1939 Paper recycling was also important in the Second World War huge demands were put upon British timber stocks

The sidewinder trawler Ross Altair (H 279) seen here in a Humberside breakers yard awaiting scrapping. 15th April 1981

Second hand clothes shop in Milk Street, now nearby Radiant House, Horsefair, Bristol. Circa 1954

A rag and bone man at the reins of his horse and cart seen here travelling the streets of a un-named northern town looking for scrap metal 1st February 1982

A rag and bone man and his horse and cart seen here taking rest from travelling the streets of a un-named northern town looking for scrap metal 1st February 1982

Piles of paper, these pupils from Almondbury High School have been helping to collect six tons of paper for recycling as part of a major scheme

Randalls second hand shop on Windsor Street Uxbridge, Greater London. Circa 1929

Blue Peter the BBC childrens programme, launched its 6th Christmas appeal for old brass plugs and toy car on 4th December

A paper recycling cart outside the General Stores at Swindon Works, 1941
A paper recycling cart outside the General Stores at Swindon Works in 1941. Bound bundles of paperwork and ledgers can be seen piled on the cart ready to be taken away to be pulped

Bomb damage to the GWRs salvage warehouse in London, 1940
In a cruel twist of fate, this image from the 15th November 1940 shows bomb damage to the GWRs salvage warehouse at Park Royal in north-west London

Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt - 11
Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt. A view of some of the makeshift buildings that have grown among the rubbish tips. This is where the better off Zabballeen people live circa 1995

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Plastic waste on sorting conveyor belt in a recycling Date:

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Bale of crushed PET bottles. The plastic bottles Date:

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Bales of crushed PET bottles. The plastic bottles Date:

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The decommissioned oil rig, Brent Bravo, photographed during its dismantling at Able Seaton Port, Hartlepool, 2021

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FAIRFAX HOUSE, HIGH STREET, PUTNEY, WANDSWORTH, GREATER LONDON. Fairfax House, seen looking south east from Putney High Street with the stables immediately beyond the house

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EMR Swindon Scrap Metal Yard, Gipsy Lane, Swindon. Detail of a pile of waste metal and vehicle parts in the scrap yard

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EMR Swindon Scrap Metal Yard, Gipsy Lane, Swindon. General view of the scrap yard, with a material handling machine at work on top of a pile of waste metal and scrapped vehicles

A man carries recycled material next to his dog, pulling a bag with recycled material with its mouth, in a slum in Soacha, on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia May 28, 2018

Plastic waste piled outside an illegal recycling factory in Jenjarom, Kuala Langat, Malaysia October 14, 2018. Picture taken October 14, 2018. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

An employee holds a recycled copper plate at an urban mining plant in Gunsan, South Korea, April 2, 2018. Picture taken on April 2, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

A pile of recyclable bullet casings used for the production of copper wires is seen at a foundry in Peshawar, Pakistan August 15, 2017. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A Vietnamese woman cycles past recyclable plastic bottles at Xa Cau village, outside Hanoi, Vietnam June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kham TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Recycled cobalt sulfate is seen at an urban mining plant in Gunsan, South Korea, April 2, 2018. Picture taken on April 2, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

A Vietnamese woman drives past recyclable plastic bottles at Xa Cau village outside Hanoi
A Vietnamese woman rides past recyclable plastic bottles at Xa Cau village, outside Hanoi, Vietnam June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kham TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A man carries a piece of metal in a scrapyard in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

Pieces of a truck are seen on the ground in a scrapyard in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares

A worker dismantles electronic waste at the government-sponsored recycling park in the township of Guiyu, Guangdong Province, China January 12, 2018. Picture taken January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song

Old batteries are stacked at an urban mining plant in Gunsan, South Korea, April 2, 2018. Picture taken on April 2, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Trash bags filled with shredded paper are pictured outside the former residence of the Russian consul general in Seattle Washington, U.S. April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Redmond

Palestinian man carries a briquette from olive pomace that is obtained from the olive oil
A Palestinian man carries a briquette from olive pomace that is obtained from the olive oil extraction process and used as an energy source

Artwork on beach, Camogli, Liguria, Italy

Men and women sorting refuse in a Paddington Green dustyard
2603014 Men and women sorting refuse in a Paddington Green dustyard, London

Tunisia, Sfax: The Teskia of the city
LUX4765632 Tunisia, Sfax: The Teskia of the city. Original water distribution system from rainwater recovered in a reservoir. Animated view with Tunisians recuperating water in a well

France: American War Aircraft Cemetery, 1919
LUX4798911 France: American War Aircraft Cemetery, 1919; (add.info.: France: American War Aircraft Cemetery, 1919); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Paper: from the rag-and-bone collect to the press, c.1900-1910
1790237 Paper: from the rag-and-bone collect to the press, c.1900-1910; (add.info.: the paper in France, from the rag-and-bone collect to the press, early 20th century); Photo © CCI

Sourcing scrap metal, London, World War II (b/w photo)
8672634 Sourcing scrap metal, London, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sourcing scrap metal, London, World War II)

Saving waste paper for the war effort, World War II (b/w photo)
8672638 Saving waste paper for the war effort, World War II (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saving waste paper for the war effort, World War II)

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"Recycling: A Journey Through Time and Creativity" Poster: Save kitchen scraps to feed the hens In times of scarcity, even small actions like saving kitchen scraps can make a big difference. Recycling starts at home. Wartime pig food poster During wartime, every resource counted. Even leftover food was repurposed as pig feed, showcasing the importance for sustainability. Advertisement for Liberty's new shops, London Liberty's innovative approach to fashion and design extends to their commitment to recycling and promoting sustainable practices in their new stores. Economics à la Heath Robinson The ingenious designs of Heath Robinson demonstrate that recycling is not only environmentally friendly but also economically viable. Fence made from skis, City of Leadville Creativity knows no bounds when it comes to recycling. In Leadville, skis find a second life as an unconventional fence material, adding character to the cityscape. Ships figureheads over the gate at Castle's Shipbreaking Yard, Westminster, London 1909 Even historical artifacts can be recycled. The ship figureheads adorning Castle's Shipbreaking Yard serve as reminders that beauty can be found in reusing materials from the past. Willow enclosure used to screen wheelie bins in garden, England (September) Innovative solutions like using willow enclosures showcase how everyday items such as wheelie bins can be hidden creatively while contributing positively towards environmental conservation efforts. Two young men sorting through a pile of scrap metal These industrious individuals exemplify the importance of proper waste management by meticulously sorting through scrap metal for its potential reuse or recycling value. Upturned boats used as sheds on Lindisfarne (Holy Island), Northumbria, England On Lindisfarne Island creativity meets practicality with upturned boats transformed into charming sheds - proving that even discarded objects have untapped potential. WW2.