Provides an insight into one of modern society’s urgent problems: how to dispose of the ever-increasing quantities of refuse that we produce everyday. Shows collection and various methods of disposal, including tipping, pulverising, composting with the addition of sewage sludge, or incineration, in a number of countries, such as Britain, France, German and Switzerland.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008737
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Waste disposal - Environmental aspects
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Waste disposal
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)