Summary:Second World War British Ministry of Information animated cartoon newsreel trailer encouraging people to sort their salvage.
Description:The film opens with a silhouette of a woman dumping unsorted salvage by the side of a dustbin. After she has gone the dustbin comes to life and talks to the viewer "Gosh, what rudeness, that's how to treat your scraps only if you are interested in aiding the Germans, Italians and Japs. If you want to help us save our ships, here are some tips". The Dustbin offers the following advice "paper should never land down beside an old vegetable scrapper", a broadsheet newspaper picks itself up from the pile of scrap, walks off and folds itself neatly on the ground; "the only friends of rags are string and bags", an old knotted handkerchief dances away from the pile of scrap and is joined by some string and an old pair of trousers; "bones want to be alone" a bone walks away in a haughty manner; "Kitchen scraps don't get along with any of the other chaps", a cabbage leaf jumps into a bucket of other kitchen scraps and "try forcing friends on rubber and you will find it just as stubborn" an old hot water bottle jumps up and hops away. The film ends with the Dustbin, surrounded by neat piles of paper, rags, kitchen waste, metal and rubber, telling viewers to "Remember if you want to help our chaps sort your scraps"
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:NPB 13137
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM (NPB 13137)
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1943-1943
Production Country:GB
Production Details:Ministry of Supply (Production sponsor)
Halas and Batchelor (Production company)
Halas, John (Production individual)
Batchelor, Joy (Production individual)
Ritchard, Cyril (Production cast)
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Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details:35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 133 ft; Running time: 1 min 20 secs
Media Format:HD
Link to IWM Collections page:[NPB 13137](http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060036134)
