British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Volume II - Page 1028

CHAPTER XXVI.

and is exercised by means of legislation covering the collection, utilisation and maximum prices of waste paper, containers (including metal containers), glass bottles and collapsible tubes, and ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals. Over a period of three years the gross value of all articles processed from scrap and waste material has exceeded £P.2,500,000.

WASTE PAPER.

123. The Defence (Control of Waste Paper) Order, 1942* and the Defence (Maximum Prices of Waste Paper) Notice, 1942 ** require all persons dealing in this commodity to be licensed and to sell in accordance with fixed maximum prices. Waste paper is collected from printing presses, offices and town refuse dumps by licensed dealers and special collectors; from special salvage bins by municipal or local council scavengers; cigarette boxes and wrappings by tobacconists; and in schools by means of specially organised waste paper drives. There are some five factories engaged in the manufacture of cardboard and wrapping paper and three factories produce papier mache articles such as egg trays and boxes, and insulating boards. The figures given below are an indication of the saving made during the last three years :-

1,660 tons I,970 tons 2,000 tons

1,270 tons 1,840 tons 1,980 tons

Waste paper collected and allocated to mills

Cardboard and paper produced by mills

1943 1944 1945

CONTAINERS.

124. The Defence (Control of Containers) Order, 1942*** , the Defence (Control of Containers) (Maximum Prices) Notice, 1943t and the Defence (Control of Containers (Specified Materials) Notice, 1943t t were promulgated with the object of conserving stocks of all types of containers by requiring the surrender of empty receptacles before purchase of new ones and controlling their manufacture and sale. During the past three years some 500,000 four-gallon tins, 150,000 ex-milk powder and dehydrated potato tins, and 100,000 metal drums were collected and distributed. In addition, 3,000,000 used collapsible metal tubes were collected from which 2,000,000 new tubes were manufactured.
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* Laws of 1942, Vol. III, page 1130 .
** Laws of 1942, Vol. III, page 1563.
*** Laws of 1942. Vol. III, page 1629.
Laws of 1943, Vol. II, page 80.
Laws of 1943, Vol. II, page 00.

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