Waste Materials Still Required

Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 161, 9 July 1943, Page 6

Waste Materials Still Required

WORK OF FEILDING DEPOT Last month representatives of the National Council for the Reclamation of Waste Materials, together with the Controller of Salvage, visited Feilding to discuss with the local authority the collection of waste materials in the borough. It was explained that tliere was urgent need for increasing the supplies of paper to the Whakatane mills and thanks were expressed by Mr. J. W. Collins, chairman of the National Council for the Reclamation of Waste Materials, for the work already done in Feilding in the collection of paper. The salvage of rubber was referred to by Mr. J. B. I.ymburn, Controller of Salvage, who said that the rubber already salvaged in New Zealand was being used for the manufacture of battery boxes, gumboots, jungle boots for the Army, retreading purposes, cycle tyres and other mechanical purposes. Any surplus, after satisfying New Zealand requirements, was to be pooled in the interests of the United Nations. During the discussions it was explained that the local committee intended coopting the services of schoolmasters with a view to inaugurating a regular collecting scheme by pupils. The public is also to be appealed to to hand in all waste rubber and to arrange for the saving of all waste paper. When the flatter was mentioned at last evening’s meeting of the Borough Council, Mr. C. H. Tate (town clerk) reported that since the meeting i\ letter had been received from Mr. J. W. Collins, who stated that the National Council for the Reclamation of Waste Materials had been pleased to read the notes of commendation respecting the work done in Feilding. “To your enthusiasm," his letter stated, “and to the results obtained we paid special tribute and were glad to class your committee as one of the 20 selected (out of 39 localities) as being efficient in every respect and possessing all the facilities for doing the work in a complete and satisfactory manner. The council unanimously agreed that your splendid collection of rubber, 17 tons approximately, is outstanding and with Cambridge mai'ks, per capita, a North Island record."

Mention was also made that the officials in charge of the Feilding waste materials depot were required, if available,, for instructional purposes in other centres and the National Council would be glad of their help The council decided to go into the question and at the same time to appeal to citizens and settlers to save all the paper and rubber they could.