Is that Miss Green?
She'd knock, not make a noise like a dustbin.
Yes, it's the dustman.
Good, show him in.
Aye.
I said show him in.
I said it's the dustman.
And I said show him in.
Here, the professor wants to talk to you.
Thanks, but I've left school and I'm going out to play.
Don't you know there's a war on?
You're telling me?
The muck you left out here looked like an air raid.
Ah, that's just what I wanted.
That's just what I wanted to speak to you about.
If you can spare a moment, Mr...
Aaron's an iron, sir.
Really? Very interesting.
Come in, Mr. Hedrick.
Funny, I once knew a person named Haddock.
A very dull preacher.
We used to call him Dried Haddock.
You know, it's amazing the name some people submit to.
I once knew a Mr. Drink beer.
Oh, that'll suit me, sir.
But some names, well, you know, they're positively indelicate.
That'll be Miss Green.
Show her in.
Where?
Why, here, of course.
I want her to meet Mr. Herring.
There.
Thank you very much, sir.
The professor?
Yes.
Miss Green.
How do you do?
Ah, bones.
This is Mr. Herring.
How do you do?
He does our bins and I thought he could help us.
I'm sure he can.
Technical advisor.
What?
Miss Green is preparing a talk on salvage.
I thought perhaps you might give us some practical hints
on how to put things out for collection.
That saves me, sir.
You know, although people are glad to be asked to do things,
I think when you're dealing with an intelligent democracy,
it's a good plan to tell them why.
Area?
Some people might very reasonably ask,
what is the use of old bones?
Now, just imagine a pile of them.
An unattractive site and yet every scrap of bone is useful.
First of all, the grease is extracted
and is the basis for soap and medicinal products.
Glyceride is also got from the bones
and is used for making high explosive.
Then we get the finest, strongest glue from bones
and this is wanted for making aeroplanes.
For fire-resisting and camouflage paints.
For gun ammunition.
For washable distemper.
It's the glue that makes it washable
and finally, after the glue has been extracted,
bones provide fertilizers for crops of all kinds.
So you see, old bones,
even those the doggers know are very valuable.
And why do we need waste paper?
Every ton of waste paper is equivalent to nearly a ton of wood pulp
and from this we get more paper, new and clean,
food cartons and packing cases
for packing army equipment, rifles, tin helmets,
anti-gas clothing, gas mask cases,
gun ammunition containers, ammunition carriers for mortars,
boxes for aeroplane cannon shells,
cartridge wands, an old envelope will make one.
From waste paper, we get all these things we need
by the million.
And the third thing we can sell from our dustbins
is metals, scrap iron and steel and so on.
It may seem old junk to you, but it can actually provide
the raw material for tanks, battleships, guns,
rifles, machine guns, aeroplanes, ammunition of all kinds
and a host of other vital necessities
can be produced from scrap metal
that is lying idle in every home, back garden and farm.
Now there in brief is why we need to collect
every bit of waste paper, every piece of old bone
and every bit of scrap metal.
It's a knockout.
That's the idea.
But the problem is, how can we help you, Mr. Herring?
Oh, that's easy.
You take paper and cardboard, for instance.
Now we want all kinds, except cellophane,
grease-proof paper, tarred paper and carbon paper,
dry and clean and done up in bundles.
Well, what about these here?
Hmm, yes.
That's a nice looking bundle.
And them little ones?
Yeah, I like the look of them too.
Clean, dry and tidy.
You know, it's easier to tie the bundles up
if you sort the paper out according to size.
And it helps you when you're collecting around the house.
But you don't have to,
as long as they don't fall in pieces
and the bits blow about.
That's right.
I say, you're flattening out them cartons nice.
Clean, dry, tidy and tight.
If I may be excused the expression.
That's how we like it.
What about these bones?
Oh, it's all right to keep them in a tin.
Or you can put them in a cardboard box
or wrap them up in paper
when you put them out by the bin.
But if you want your old tin back,
mark it clear.
Please don't take away.
I see.
Well, about metals.
You want old aluminium, copper and brass,
as well as old iron and steel.
That's right.
You can put them by the bin.
They won't blow away.
Or if you've got a dump at the end of the road,
pop along and put them in there.
Well, sir, and ladies, I thank you.
Salvage with a smile.
That's me.
They're very grateful to you, Mr. Wighting.
It's been a pleasure, Miss Brown.
Thank you.
