WASTE MATERIAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 26 August 1940, Page 9

WASTE MATERIAL

RECLAMATION EFFORTS. NON-FERROUS METALS. Determined in its effort to aid every war activity, no doubt the public will respond promptly and as generously as possible to the national appeal now being made by the National Council for the reclamation of waste material, for certain non-rusting metals. Forced by the difficulty in securing supplies of wai' materials from the usual overseas sources, the council has carefully planned a policy of waste conservation in the Dominion. House><Jtlolders in particular are now invited 1 ' to contribute broken or disused household utensils and gadgets of metal, to aid the production of aeroplanes and munitions of war. The scheme is based on voluntary contribution, and “waste” required will be dealt with sectionally. Each section will be planned in such a way that following collection, the material, after preliminary classification, will be freighted to named receiving points for processing purposes. In the case of non-rusting metals, the Minister of Supply, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, has arranged to purchase the bulk at fixed prices delivered at four Railway Workshops, situated at Otahuhu, Woburn, Addington and Hillside, where they will be first smelted into ingots or processed for the manufacture of weapons of war. All proceeds from the sale will be paid into the several Patriotic Funds. Responses made to similar appeals in Great Britain and the Commonwealth of Australia have exceeded all expectations, and it is felt that New Zealanders will equally show their enthusiastic interest and express their patriotism by backing this effort to the full. As has been emphasised, our citizens are expected to give all useful waste voluntarily; people of enemy countries are not so fortunate, for in Germany for instance, during the past six years saving of waste was made compulsory and disobedience to the decree meant for the offenders, a term in the dreaded concentration camps. After the collection of metals, the council proposes to issue bulletins c°yering paper, textile and bags requiied. Several other forms of so called “waste” are being scrutinised with the idea of ascertaining whether their collection will prove helpful and economical, either to aid the war effort or to assist local industries. The council has been assured of the assistance and co-operation of Boards and Committees set up in every province and centre of the Dominion, comprising representative citizens who have volunteered their services. These boards and committees will make the necessary arrangements for collection of all waste from every home, office and factory, and will arrange dumps or receiving points and in many cases will attend to the sorting and classification of material, where such sorting has not aheady been done by the contributors concerned. _