A Load of Old Rubbish

Description: This film explores the different processes involved with household rubbish-collecting across London during the 1970s. Included are shots of the multi-million pound incinerator at Edmonton.
Narrated by Duncan Carse and Guy Blackmore. Made by Quadrant Films.
Date: 1974
Reference No: GLC/DG/PRB/11/36/01
Collection: GLC
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[@tractortomification]

just love the old lorries and love the music

[@1974kelvo]

amazing to see how things have changed - not a wheelie bin in sight. I remember going to the rubbish tip as a kid with my dad and it was literally a tip, you just drove up and threw everything over the edge and it was all bulldozed straight into the ground. Now everything gets sorted into separate skips.

[@tilerman]

Im here for the sounds! The sound technician must have had a ball putting this video together! On another note, im suprised this video has so few a views. I think they should show this in primary schools.

[@TheMelamia]

I'm loving the amazingly bad 70s music.

[@uglycustard4488]

It's the Charlatans........lol

[@psycoticbastard]

Tune! Where is the LSD?

[@riverhuntingdon6659]

Recall those old binwagons like the Glover Musketeers and Norbas well. Those auger based trucks would seemingly eat anything.

[@Fcutdlady]

River Huntingdon I also see a revopack by shelvoke and drewery

[@johng.3740]

Good beats

[@inkyjenny]

Such a bizarre soundtrack!

[@westaustraliangarbo341]

Fined”