Conserving Energy: Secret Straw

Series

Series Name: Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

208

Date Released

1977

Length of issue (in feet)

518

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: Whole forests are lopped down to provide the world with paper. Only a third of that paper is ever recycled. One unusual aspect of recycling is that employed by British farmers. They’re using shredded secret documents as animal bedding. The material is cheap, the animals appear to enjoy it and the final result can be strewn on the land as compost.

Keywords

Environment; Agriculture; Science and technology; Forestry

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 52 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/208

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Sponsor: Central Office of Information (COI)
Sponsor: Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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