PLAYS A BIG PART

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 98, 31 August 1942, Page 5

PLAYS A BIG PART

PAPER IN WAR EFFORT

REASONS FOR SALVAGE

In one field of the war effort there is vast room for improvement, and that, is in the collection and delivery of waste paper to the salvage authorities, says the Sydney Bulletin. In New South Wales alone 800 tons a week is urgently needed — collections amount to barely 600 tons. n* Paper, being a commonplace, may not appear to be important. But waste paper plays a tremendous part in modern war. The World's Paper Trade Review puts it in this Avay: — One newspaper makes three 'impounder shell cups; one popular magazine makes interior parts for two mines; six old, books make a mortar, shell carrier; soap packets make aero engine gaskets; 60 large cigarette packets make a shell container; 20 breakfast food packets make an anti-aircraft shell case;, oife old envelope makes one cartridge wad; 12 old letters make a big rifle cartridge. The list could be extended. Every time an Australian- warship leaves port her shell supply is housed in cardboard containers made from waste paper; without them she could not leave. Every anti-aircraft bat-

tery's shells are in containers made from waste paper. Yet. waste paper is still being destroyed by the thoughtless. All sorts of patriotic people are trying to save paper, but it isn't sufficient. There is room for a mighty national effort and this applies also to the collection and delivery of scrap.