COLLECTION

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 220, 2 October 1940, Page 5

COLLECTION

Tubes: (a) Cosknetic tubes, toothpaste and shaving cream tubes etc: (a) These are mostly tin. (b) Secotine, glue, lubber, solutions etc. tubes, (b) These are generally lead. Zinc: In case 15nings and off old roofs. Wanted in sheet form. Important: Scrap iron and steel of all kinds are not wanted yet; chassis of motor ears, old number plates, tins, corugated and galvanised iron not wanted yet.

USABLE WASTE MATERIALS NON-FERROUS .METALS As indicated in a circular to house holders the Whakatane Borough Council is making provision for the collection of waste materials in accordance with the Dominion-wide appeal, Bins for the reception of these waste materials he placed at the Borough, Chambers, near the Loan and Mercantile Co., near the N.Z. Railwajr Services 1 Depot, by G. R. Kent and premises, near Beale's Store (King Street) and at the Infant School, Primary School and District High SchooL Respecting the last-named, school children could be asked to deliver waste materials at the school bins. . The non-ferrous metals now required are as follbAvs:— Metal: Aluminium:—How common ly found: Found in various kitclien utensils saucepans, kettles, etc. If handles are not aluminium, they should be taken off. Also found in motor car parts. How Identified and Remarks: Light in weight, and whitish or grey in colour. Only discarded and old utensils which are useless are required. Bross, Bronze, Guninctal: Old 'screws, fire irons, stair carpet rods, door stops, door'steps, curtain rods, window fittings, hinges, drawer pulls, locks, padlocks, fire screens, metal tops of electric light bulbs, parts of old electric switches, taps, etc:—Brass if polished or filed will yield a bright yellowish colour (elec trie bulbs should be tapped under cover of paper to break globe which is not required). Important: Make sure brass scrap is solid throughout not just plated over iron. Copper, Foil and Lead. Copper: Put to same use for fittings, as brass, washing coppers, cooking utensils, lavatory cisterns, fire screens, coal scuttles, down pipes etc. Polish with abrasive, say sandpaper or emery cloth, and if the metal is a reddish colour, it is most likely to be copper. Copper Wire: Pieces of old elec- 1 trie cable flex. Foil: Wrappings of chocolates, cigarettes, photo film, etc.: These wrappings may be lead or aluminium foil. Do not mix them; make separate parcels of them. Lead foil can be melted with a match; aluminium foil will not melt and is very much lighter than lead foil. Lead: Photographic film tubes, linings of tea packages, known as tea lead, car l>attery components, heads of lead headed nails, fishing sinkers, strip lead from roof guttering or flushing: Soft and can be cut with a pocket knife;