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Throwaway Society

Date released

1968

Series name

Look At Life

Issue no

468

NoS ID

350663

Story no

1 / 1

NoS synopsis: Looks at different types of rubbish generated by society, and the problems of quantity and how to dispose of it, including recycling. Shows waste paper being collected and taken to board mills,...

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Recycling Prosperity (1992 Video)

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at ways local councils in Britain, the government and householders are working together in recycling programmes to protect the enviroment without hampering economic growth.

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Tukang Sampah: Masters of Waste (1993 Video)

Director

Boris Terpinc

Producer

Franziska Strohbusch; Boris Terpinc

Subject

Development studies; Environmental science

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 45 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)

As in many developing countries, the recycling of rubbish in Indonesia is vital to the economic and social development of cities. Recycling municipal waste has transformed Surabaya into Indonesia’s...

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Waste Not, Want Not (1992 Video)

Subject

Development studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 31 min., 2000 sale: US$25.00 (VHS PAL)

Cities generate mountains of garbage, a resource that could be recycled while providing much-needed employment. Examines recycling projects in India, the Philippines and Thailand, arguing that instead of the...

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Way with Waste, A: The Recycling Story (1991 Video)

Director

David Baillie

Producer

Jackie Marston

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 13 min.

From compost to cans, the video shows ways in which waste can be avoided, recycled, re-used or returned. Also demonstrates the importance of individual choice and individual action by consumers.

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Livelihood from Waste, A (1999 Video)

aka: Trash is Cash

Subject

Development studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 14 min., 2000 sale: US$25.00 (VHS PAL)

Looks at a recycling initiative in Mukuru, a slum on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, where a group of former scavengers have formed the Mukuru Recycling Centre. The scavengers collect waste, separate it,...

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Material Concerns: Waste Materials and Recycling (2000 Multimedia)

Subject

Crafts

Distribution

Sale, 38 slides., 2000 sale: £48.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Demonstrates how waste materials can be used to create imaginative transformations. Features the work of textile artists, designers and manufacturing companies. The materials used range from plastic bottles...

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Cash from Trash (1980 Video)

Producer

Stuart Harris

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Sale (BBC), Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 60 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

There are more positive and profitable ways of dealing with our rubbish than dumping it. Modern equipment can sort it and use it in all sorts of ways, but more is not being done. The programme explores the...

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Bottleglass Fibre

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

111

NoS ID

325485

Story no

3 / 4

COI synopsis: Used disposable bottles, the unwanted Cinerellas of our throw-away society, are taking on a new existence. A recycling process is turning them into glass fibre, and they are being reincarnated...

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Garbage Dreams (2009)

Director

Mai Iskander

Subject

Anthropology; Environmental science; Geography

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 83 minutes), £12.00

An award-winning documentary that brings to life the humanity and dignity of Cairo’s garbage collector class (Al Zabaleen), highlighting the foresight and value in their work, and their incredible...

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