Rubbish Tip Staten Island (1972)

Rubbish tip Staten Island. Location of events unknown M/Ss of rubbish in large tip (or landfill site). A dumper truck appears on screen and empties out more rubbish. Various shots of the rubbish which includes many pieces of cardboard and plastic bags. L/S of tanker style lorry driving nearby to the tip. Shots of lorry with skip loaded onto the back arriving at the tip. M/S of lorry emptying slurry into pit. Cataloguer’s note: Not sure whether the name ’Staten Island’ was a nickname for the tip as this is certainly shot on location in the United Kingdom and not New York. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (192