Business screen magazine (1946)

£colo3«j Lodii i ;he typical neighborhood recycling center jas great problems: . Its operation depends on volunteer ' labor, I Its funding is uncertain. finding nearby markets for recycled materials, often safety precautions are disregarded, bi-metal cans need special processing. metal rings must be removed from glass bottles. glass containers must be separated by color, steel cans are often mixed with the more readily recyclable aluminum cans lur Ecology Lady, IVlary Karraker, who ins the Tysons Corner, Virginia, Recycling ■enter, tells how to do it in her own words If minutes 16mm color \urchase price $150 I\e<i|<lm9 The pressure of public opinion in favor of recycling is enormous Nevertheless. • recycling of ferrous metals in municipal wastes IS not practiced except in unusual cases, • recycling of waste paper Is declining compared to total paper use, • recycling of aluminum has not yet been tied to a municipal solid waste system. • recycling of glass is in its infancy, • recycling of plastic has not yet been technically developed "Recycling" shows existing techniques for recovering materials from solid waste and newly developed equipment and systems which may make recycling universal tomorrow 21 minutes 16mm color Purchase price $200 The flcolirie/ of f^ecifcliA^ This longer film contains the additional substance about the problems and potentials of recycling that a serious student, public works administrator, or community official wants Existing markets for glass, aluminum, steel cans, paper, anc old car hulks are described along with nevy technology for tomorrow 38 minutes 16mm color Purchase price ~ $300 Stuart Finley, Inc. Dept R-19 3428 Ivlanslield Road Falls Church. Va 22041 (703} 820-7700 Write lor our Film List