A non-narrated film which first emphasises the potentially great waste in the single product, automobile bumpers, by exploring the piles of twisted discards. It then follows the process of transforming the damaged bumpers into good-as-new ones. Shows the recycling process from the heavy machines used to straighten the major dents and twists through hand-hammering, grinding, polishing and electro-plating. Finally, the transformed bumpers, indistinguishable from newly made ones, are plastic wrapped and stored awaiting use on new cars.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008995
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Manufacturing processes
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles - Conservation and restoration
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)