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The value of this material amounted to £8,761 19s. 9d.
The machinery at the Destructor is provided with Picking
Tables over which all material passes. Such items as tins, rags,
etc., are removed therefrom.
Waste Paper.—The Board of Trade states that "the collection
of waste paper during 1948 made a substantial contribution
to the supply of paper and board making materials. We all appreciate
the efforts made by the housewife and authorities in achieving
this increase but I would particularly like to take the opportunity
to congratulate Local Authorities on their contribution to the work
and say how much I value their contribution. I want, therefore,
to urge all concerned w ith collecting waste paper to continue, and,
if possible, increase their efforts. Unless as much waste paper as
possible can be supplied we may easily run short of paper and
board, and so be forced to cancel the arrangement for increased
newspapers, etc. The need to keep up waste paper collection is
as important as ever."
Residents are requested to bundle their paper and keep it
separate, as special compartments are provided in the vehicles for
this material.
Kitchen Waste.—During the year, 1,237 tons 17 cwts. of
kitchen waste were collected and under instructions from the
Board of Trade, sold to the Tottenham Council for £3,558 16s. 3d.
This material is collected once each week from every house in
the Borough on Monday mornings.
After careful consideration, the Cleansing Committee decided
as an experiment to take one district and supply the housew ives
with pails with fixed lids for use in the collection of kitchen waste.
The Committee also decided to take a canvass of the whole district,
to ascertain the number of housewives willing to take pails supplied
by the Council and place them by their front gate for the weekly
collection scheduled for each Monday. Six thousand two hundred
and sixty housewives responded to this appeal. The experimental
area with the use of pails showed an increase of approximately
300 per cent. Thereafter the Council, on the recommendation of
the Cleansing Committee, decided to purchase a number of containers.
The distribution of containers began in September
throughout the district. Up to the moment, 7,266 containers have
been issued. As a result, the whole district has shown an increase
in collections varying from 100 per cent to 134 per cent in tonnage.
The number of containers issued covers approximately onethird
only of the district. It is hoped that a larger number of
residents will be willing to accept these containers. The result of
such acceptance would undoubtedly increase the amount of kitchen
waste collected.
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