The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
In July 1943, the Curtain Government passed the National Security (Salvage) Regulations, which established the Commonwealth Salvage Commission (CSC). The CSC worked to promote what we call recycling today. It was seen that Australia was lagging behind its Allied counterparts in terms of the amount of recycling that they were doing, with these regulations seeking to alleviate this issue, as every new item being made from raw materials would take those materials away from the war effort. The 'Save Your Waste' Campaign was a campaign to promote the work of the CSC. This poster also cleverly ties in the viewer to the war effort purely in their efforts to recycle, highlighting that 'every scrap has a war-job now!'. As a result, it allowed viewers to relate their recycling work to helping the greater war effort.
American Red Cross Second World War poster promoting thrift by recycling. The poster shows that recycled paper can be used to make containers for blood plasma transport, appealing to American patrioti
American Red Cross Second World War poster promoting thrift by recycling. The poster shows that recycled paper can be used to make containers for blood plasma transport, appealing to American patrioti
Depicting a Vickers Wellington bomber, this poster is designed to show the value of waste metal, waste paper, waste rubber and bones in the making of a bomber aircraft. This poster was all part of a s
During the Second World War there was a great shortage of many raw materials on the home front. Many items were being used for war-related industry, much of areas such as South East Asia were unable t
During the Second World War, to lighten the pressures of production for civil resources and thus allow greater resources to be pulled into war-related production, most governments around the world put
During the Second World War there was a great shortage of many raw materials on the home front. Many items were being used for war-related industry, much of areas such as South East Asia were unable t