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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 posterWe 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
Advertisement for Libertys new shops, LondonAn advertisement for Libertys new shops about to open in Argyll Place, off Regent Street, London
Economics a la Heath RobinsonDo not scrap your disused lighting, heating, or cooking apparatus; they can be easily adapted to other requirements
Two young men sorting through a pile of scrap metalTwo 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, LondonWW2 - 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 posterWorld 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
When Germany Surrenders her U-Boats by Heath Robinson, WW1Why not use the enemy craft for peaceful sport? Ramming rabbits in the Balearic Islands
Salvation Army elevatorMen at work sorting waste paper in a Salvation Army Elevator
Beachcomber, MarloesA 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
Lamp post made from German torpedo, GibraltarLamp post made from a German torpedo, at a Royal Navy camp in Gibraltar. Date: circa 1920s
Poster: Salvage Saves Shipping. Encouraging people to recycle materials rather than throw them away, to help with the War Effort. circa 1940s
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
Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt - 11Zabbaleen 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
Cinema advertisement for wartime recycling
Mayflower Barn at Jordans, Buckinghamshire, EnglandThe ancient barn at Jordans Hostel, believed to have been constructed using timbers from the Mayflower - Buckinghamshire, England. Date: circa 1920s
Cunard Line - teak coffee table recycled from a shipCunard Line - teak circular coffee table with small plaque Made by the Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Company from teak taken from R.M.S. Aquitania. 22 inches. Date: 20th century
Glasgow tram publicity campaign to save paper, WW2Glasgow tram publicity campaign - You can help to win, save your waste paper and cardboard, everyone can help, WW2 Date: 1943
Advert, Save Paper, Ford Motor Company WW2Advert, Save Paper, Ford Motor Company, WW2 - call for wartime paper recycling. Date: 1942
Waste paper vehicle catches fire, East Ham, LondonA vehicle collecting waste paper in East Ham, London, catches fire, and the fire brigade is called out, watched by crowds. Date: circa 1930s
Fernie, BC, Canada - recycling train and scrap metalFernie, British Columbia, Canada - Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) recycling train and scrap metal - circa 1908. Date: circa 1908
Save your old waste paper for conversion into munitions: a vital contribution to the war effort. Double page spread from The Illustrated London News. Date: 1941
Sorting a dust-heap at a County Council depot 1900Men turn over the heaps of rubbish, while women look for a honest penny collecting bottles and empty and sardine tins in the County Council depot. London. 1900
WW1 wicker shell cases recycled as umbrella stands, 1915Wicker carrying-cases for German shells, repurposed as umbrella stands in France, 1915. Date: 1915
Woman saving paper during WW1Woman saving paper during the First World War. 1914-1918
City of London handcart with scrap metal, WW2WW2 - City of London Corporation handcart containing scrap metal, including bomb ordinance, Southwark Bridge, London
SYDENHAM WORK STARTSIn the green fields of Sydenham, south-east London, work starts on the new Crystal Palace, recycling the materials from the Great Exhibition. Date: 1853
RECYCLING RAGSEastablishment for the recycling of old rags in the rue de Crimee, Paris Date: 1891
RECYCLING BROKEN GLASSEstablishment for the recycling of broken glass in the rue de Crimee, Paris Date: 1891
Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt - 10Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt. A man catches a pig. It will be eaten. There is little time for religious niceties among the poverty and filth of the rubbish tip
Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt - 8Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt. A cart pulled by two donkeys stops in the rubbish-strewn streets Date: circa 1995
Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt - 9Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt. A man catches a pig by the leg. It will be eaten. There is little time for religious niceties among the poverty and filth of the rubbish tip
Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt - 6Zabbaleen children on the rubbish tips of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt. A small girl child dodges past a donkey cart in the rubbish-strewn streets Date: circa 1995
Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt - 7Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt. A cart pulled by three small donkeys carries rubbish and three men from the tip Date: circa 1995
Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt - 5Zabbaleen children on the rubbish tips of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt. Three young girls sift though the smoking rubbish Date: circa 1995
Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt - 2Zabbaleen children on the rubbish tips of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt. A femae child wearing what might once have been a pretty pink dress. It is now ragged and filthy Date: circa 1995
Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt - 4Zabbaleen children on the rubbish tips of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt. A small boy carries a tin can into which he will put small metal items he finds among the rubbish Date: circa 1995
Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt - 3Zabbaleen children on the rubbish tips of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt. A small boy scrabbles in the rubbish with his bare hands. More children work behind him Date: circa 1995
Zabbaleen of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt - 1Zabbaleen children on the rubbish tips of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt. A ragged child finds a piece of bread among the rubbish and offers it to her sister, who clings to her brother Date: circa 1995
Rubbish tip Zabbaleen children, CairoZabbaleen children on the rubbish tips of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt Date: circa 1995
Rubbish tip Zabbeleen children, CairoZabbaleen children on the rubbish tips of Mokattam, Cairo, Egypt Date: circa 1995
Old man with prams and junk, Balham, SW LondonAn old man with a line of prams containing junk on a street in Balham, SW London. He is outside a rag and bone merchants premises where he hopes to get money in exchange for the junk
Boy scouts on bicycles, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), WW2Boy scouts on bicycles, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). They are collecting waste paper and old tins to help raise money for the War Fund, probably during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s
What you can do with the old car by Heath RobinsonDon t scrap the old bus - but use it in the house. An ingenious homeowner adapts the body of a car into a bed and a capacious bath rather than send it for scrap. Date: 1919
Return of the hot water bottles 1946Production of the rubber synthetic hot water bottle in Streatham factory, London, post Second World War. During the War, rubber was reserved for making tires for military trucks
Wartime salvage poster asking for rags, paper, bones and metal. Waste is wanted for war weapons. This week and every week salvage is essential. 1940s
Cartoon, A W Pinero and Sir Squire BancroftCartoon, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934), English actor, playwright and stage director, and Sir Squire Bancroft (1841-1926), English actor-manager
Streetside empty bottle and can seller - Kathmandu, NepalA remarkable card showing a streetside empty bottle and can seller - Kathmandu, Nepal. Date: circa 1950s
WW1 poster, US Food AdministrationPoster, Advice on kitchen waste for recycling, US Food Administration. circa 1918
RETINNING POTS & PANSThese two young men, wearing protective gloves, are retinning old pots and pans, putting them through a chemical process to remove verdigris (fats and grease) &c Date: 1930s
Recycling Pig SwillThe Lobb Brothers (Charles & Henry) collect pig swill in special pails, twice a week from the homes of 25-30 neighbours, who are pleased that their waste is recycled. Date: 1930s
Victorian jewellery remounted as diamond brooches 1937This illustration shows how pieces of Victorian jewellery were being reused as ornamental brooches more in keeping with the 1930s
Bestway pattern for Delightful Necklets, easily made from oddments. 1940s
WW2 poster, request for salvageWW2 poster by Fougasse, Please put out all your paper, metal, bones, rags and rubber for salvage, as they can help make tanks, munitions, tyres and planes. Date: circa 1940
Suggestion for Utilising Enemy Trench Mortars, WW1Suggestion for Utilising Enemy Trench Mortars Captured in France drawn by William Heath Robinson in The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News
When Peace Comes Along by Heath Robinson, WW1A Last Use for the Ole Siege Howitzers. A big gun converted into a receptacle for milk on a horse-drawn cart
WW1 - French Aeroplane Hospital. Date: 1918
Boy scouts fundraising, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), WW2Boy scouts in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). They are collecting waste paper and old tins to help raise money for the War Fund, probably during the Second World War
Making mittens from socks, WW1Instructions on how to make mittens from old socks and stockings for soldiers at the front. The idea was devised by Dr George C
Boy scouts drinking from bottles, AustraliaTwo boy scouts in Australia, drinking from bottles of Coca Cola. They have been nicknamed The Scroungers, as they collect discarded empty bottles for the refund money
Church bells saved from becoming enemy shells, Russia, 1915Placed together for safety in the Nikolsky Monastery near Moscow, some of the 300 Russian church bells removed to prevent invading Germans re-using them as metal for shells
Wartime Paper RecyclingIn Holt, a Wiltshire village, Lady Cecilie Goff and members of the Womens Co-Operative Guild check sacks of paper collected to be recycled in order that it might be used in munitions manufacture
British soldiers at work, Western Front, France, WW1British soldiers at work on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are army navvies, recycling bricks from a ruined building to construct roads. Date: circa 1917
Empty metal tubes needed urgently 1942Save me ! Give your empty metal tubes and help the Red Cross & St. John. Help to relieve the drain on the Nations reduced metal supplies. Hand all empty collapsible metal tubes to your retailer
The Gentle Art of Excavating - Clearing bottom of the ThamesAn improved dragline clearing out the bottom of the upper reaches of the River Thames
Advert for Goodyears Chemigum synthetic rubber 1942Another Goodyear contribution to progress. Since the Japanese Invasion of the Dutch East Indies the loss of our crude rubber supply has been extremely serious to the Allied War Effort
Cartridge case recovery unit for recycling spent anti-aircraft shell cases, c.1938-1939 Date: circa 1939
Advert for Imperial Chemical Industries; shortage of paperDuring World War Two, the growing shortage of paper from overseas meant that the daily papers shrinked in size. Britains public was encouraged to save every scrap of paper
Advert for Imperial Chemical Industries; shortage of rubberDuring World War Two, Britain got 90% of their suppies of natural rubber from Japan, due to this, rubber became scarce
Poster: Waste Paper goes into Action. Paper makes shell containers, cartridge wads, rifle grenade washers, mortar bomb carriers, etc. Put out paper for salvage. circa 1940s
Poster, Your Waste Paper is Urgently Needed NowWartime salvage poster, Your Waste Paper is Urgently Needed Now, save it for the collector when he calls. 1940s
Man in a salvage yardA man examining architectural items of a neoclassical style in a salvage yard. circa 1940s
WWII recycling: gas mask vase / W H RobinsonMaking use of an old gas mask by turning it into an attractive flower vase. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library
WWII adaption: tank-bus / W H RobinsonAdaption of a Army tank for peace time requirements by turning it into a Green Line Bus
Asking policeman time / W H RobinsonPost War Town planning. To save the trouble of asking the time of a policeman...a handy clock built into his helmet
WWII adaption: barrage balloon / W H RobinsonAdaption of a barrage balloon for peace time requirements, by helping with swimming lessons
WWII recycling: Torpedo foot warmer / W H RobinsonA resourceful couple in bed make use of an old torpedo as a foot warmer. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library
WWII recycling: Hat respirator / W H RobinsonAn old respirator, converted into a smart hat. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library
WWII recycling: Anderson hammock / W H RobinsonThe old Anderson shelter making a comfortable place to lounge on a fine day, suspended from a tree
WWII recycling: Tin hat soup tureen / W H RobinsonA retired warden makes use of his old tin hat to eat his soup from. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library
WWII recycling: mine bomb seating / W H RobinsonTake a couple of deadly sea mines, lay a wooden plank across the top, place somewhere scenic (preferably looking out to sea) sit on aforementioned plank and relax while you darn a jumper or two
WWII recycling: Stirrup pump bathing / W H RobinsonAn old stirrup pump and plenty of buckets of water, making an ideal outdoor shower
Housebreaking Gommecourt 1917Soldiers demolishing a house recycling bricks in the ruins of Gommecourt on the British Front in France during World War I in March 1917
Dumping Rubbish 1940SMen working at a rubbish dump, unloading a lorry of waste paper for Kingston-upon-Thames Health Department, Surrey, England