[Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Droylsden U.D.C.
- Droylsden (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1969
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Droylsden U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Refuse_Disgo sal The end of the month of May saw the coming into operation of the ’’Dano” refuse pulverisation plant at the Ash Road Depoto All household refuse collected by the ashbinmen now passes through this plant (tha.t is, subject to the aval] ability of labour to operate the plant) before tipping on the tipping area behind the Depot« Thus the appearance of the refuse is now changed and material for tipping without disgust to the eye is available« The site of the tipping area is a natural valley along the bottom haD-f of which flows a small watercourse e To ensiire a full tipping life for the area and the proper recovery of the land to provide public open space for future generations the culverting of this watercourse is necessary, and this proposal is linlced with the next phase of the sewerage system renewal scheme to be underteRen, Levelling ana compaction of the tipped refuse is carried out by a wheeled hydraulic shovel/loader vehicleo Salvage Semrices Waste board and paper are collected from shops and other business premises by a special collection vehicle, 42,3 tons of Board and 101,75 tons of mixed paper was sent to the Board Mills, Only mixed paper will be baled now that the new baling machine is in operation. Tonnages ba-led and sold in the last six years are as folD.cws: 1964 - 131 1967 - 137 1965 - 137 1968 - 104 1966 - 103 1969 - 144](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29170874_0038.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
