Recycling Collection (page 4)

Old Clothes, from Description of the Plates, Representing the Itinerant Traders of
XYC281540 Old Clothes, from Description of the Plates, Representing the Itinerant Traders of London... (coloured engraving) by Craig

Save your old waste paper for conversion into munitions: a vital contribution to the war effort. Double page spread from The Illustrated London News. Date: 1941

A Picker-up of Cigar-ends in the Avenue de l Opera (engraving)
5991160 A Picker-up of Cigar-ends in the Avenue de l Opera (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Picker-up of Cigar-ends in the Avenue de l Opera)

The chair-mender (engraving)
6007169 The chair-mender (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The chair-mender. Illustration for Our Picture Book (S W Partridge)

Sorting a dust-heap at a County Council depot 1900
Men turn over the heaps of rubbish, while women look for a honest penny collecting bottles and empty and sardine tins in the County Council depot. London. 1900

Paper (colour litho)
2795433 Paper (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paper. Double page illustration contained in one of the series of Les Recreations Instructives)

Coupeuse mecanique des chiffons (engraving)
2787802 Coupeuse mecanique des chiffons (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coupeuse mecanique des chiffons)

WW1 wicker shell cases recycled as umbrella stands, 1915
Wicker carrying-cases for German shells, repurposed as umbrella stands in France, 1915. Date: 1915

Woman saving paper during WW1
Woman saving paper during the First World War. 1914-1918

Le chiffonnier parisien (engraving)
2787803 Le chiffonnier parisien (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le chiffonnier parisien)

Le Retameur, The Rag And Bone Man (colour litho)
3641826 Le Retameur, The Rag And Bone Man (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Retameur, The Rag And Bone Man)

Small metier of the city of Naples: the cenciauolo. He was a character who picked up old
GIA4789890 Small metier of the city of Naples: the cenciauolo. He was a character who picked up old fabrics and clothes he used to exchange for pieces of soap. Engraving after a painting by F

The end (b / w photo)
5990822 The end (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The end. Illustration for The Wonder Book of Motors (Ward Lock, c 1928).); © Look and Learn

L Hygiene En Allemagne (b / w photo)
6006564 L Hygiene En Allemagne (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Hygiene En Allemagne)

Short father refusing to wear his tall sons cut down second hand trousers (chromolitho)
5996063 Short father refusing to wear his tall sons cut down second hand trousers (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chiffonnier (chromolitho)
975969 Chiffonnier (chromolitho) by Borgex, Louis (fl.1897); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chiffonnier. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The story of a piece of woollen cloth (colour litho)
3099311 The story of a piece of woollen cloth (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The story of a piece of woollen cloth)

Nothing on Earth dies. Everything is transformed (colour litho)
3099289 Nothing on Earth dies. Everything is transformed (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nothing on Earth dies. Everything is transformed)

Save-all (coloured engraving)
3641882 Save-all (coloured engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67); Private Collection; (add.info.: Save-all. Illustration for Shadow and Substance by Charles H Bennett and Robert B Brough)

Atelier de triage et de decoupage des chiffons (engraving)
2787804 Atelier de triage et de decoupage des chiffons (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Atelier de triage et de decoupage des chiffons)

L Hygiene En Allemagne (b / w photo)
6006565 L Hygiene En Allemagne (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Hygiene En Allemagne)

Scene in Petticoat Lane (engraving)
6006189 Scene in Petticoat Lane (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene in Petticoat Lane)

Senlis Cathedral. (engraving, ca. 1840)
5975624 Senlis Cathedral. (engraving, ca. 1840) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Geography. France. Senlis Cathedral)

Raccommodeur de Porcelaine (chromolitho)
975973 Raccommodeur de Porcelaine (chromolitho) by Borgex, Louis (fl.1897); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raccommodeur de Porcelaine)

Surrounded: Sand
Sustainability concept with a plastic fork, red butterfly, and a circle of light. Dina Belenko

Sorting Bottles
Joy Saha

Carrying my life - Phnom Penh - Cambodia
Jean-Francois Perigois

Livitrans express
Marc Apers

Upcycle
Gilbert Claes

Discarded
Peter Pfeiffer

Life in garbage
Dhaka, Bangladesh - November 26, 2016: little child sitting in the garbage at Dhaka, Bangladesh. Sohel Parvez Haque

Unicorn Bag
Craft bag in a unicorn shape with clouds on a pink background, creative concept, recycling, sustainability flat lay. Dina Belenko

Members of the Berners Street Fire Service, Central London, making toys for children of mothers who are working to keep the war effort going

Housewife Baling waste paper into neat bundle in Derby 15th October 1939 Paper recycling was also important in the Second World War huge demands were put upon British timber stocks

The unemployed of Cardiff pick over the rubbish tip close to the city. 19th October 1938

Paigntons paper salvage depot in May 1942

A rag and bone man at the reins of his horse and cart seen here travelling the streets of a un-named northern town looking for scrap metal 1st February 1982

Children at Stile Common Nursery School are turning green at a young age. Sixty three and four-year-olds are doing projects about recycling

Paper-chase... These are some of the 66 pupils of South Crosland Junior School who collected a quarter-tonne of paper as part of an environmental project on natural resources

Going green - thats what Batteyford First School pupils like Andrew Tennett (pictured) have been doing. Thirty-five pupils took part in Sainsburys Green Consumer Day

Canned cash E EEnterprising youngsters Richard and Nicola McBride are halfway towards their £ 1000 target for guide dogs for the bline

Gotta lotta bottle... ready to use a new Bottle Bank at Deighton High School are these pupils (from left) Jane Nelson, Marc Graley, Adrian Stephens and Stacey Ashurst

Pupils from a Dalton junior school haven been foiled in their attempts to help the Stop Press Guide Dog Appeal. Youngsters at St Joseph RC School are lending their support for the appeal by

Absolute rubbish- that how to describe a disco Kirsty Mortimer (left) and her sisters Kelly and Siobhan attended. The disco, at Huddersfield ICI Recreation Club

Bits of bike, scrap spare parts, lots of elbow grease and tender loving care have all gone into 3 very special pedal cars which have been produced in Stockton

Old news is good news for scouts in Stockton and Thornaby, for they are benefiting from a new, council run waste paper collection scheme which got off the ground this weekend

Deighton High School pupils are pictured presenting 1, 000 aluminium cans to Diane Lodge and Jenny Ward of Tesco s, for the Blue Peter baby life appeal. 31st January 1990

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"Recycling: A Journey Through Time and Creativity" Poster: Save kitchen scraps to feed the hens In times of scarcity, even small actions like saving kitchen scraps can make a big difference. Recycling starts at home. Wartime pig food poster During wartime, every resource counted. Even leftover food was repurposed as pig feed, showcasing the importance for sustainability. Advertisement for Liberty's new shops, London Liberty's innovative approach to fashion and design extends to their commitment to recycling and promoting sustainable practices in their new stores. Economics à la Heath Robinson The ingenious designs of Heath Robinson demonstrate that recycling is not only environmentally friendly but also economically viable. Fence made from skis, City of Leadville Creativity knows no bounds when it comes to recycling. In Leadville, skis find a second life as an unconventional fence material, adding character to the cityscape. Ships figureheads over the gate at Castle's Shipbreaking Yard, Westminster, London 1909 Even historical artifacts can be recycled. The ship figureheads adorning Castle's Shipbreaking Yard serve as reminders that beauty can be found in reusing materials from the past. Willow enclosure used to screen wheelie bins in garden, England (September) Innovative solutions like using willow enclosures showcase how everyday items such as wheelie bins can be hidden creatively while contributing positively towards environmental conservation efforts. Two young men sorting through a pile of scrap metal These industrious individuals exemplify the importance of proper waste management by meticulously sorting through scrap metal for its potential reuse or recycling value. Upturned boats used as sheds on Lindisfarne (Holy Island), Northumbria, England On Lindisfarne Island creativity meets practicality with upturned boats transformed into charming sheds - proving that even discarded objects have untapped potential. WW2.