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Van loaded with waste paper from the General Stores at Swindon Works, 1941Paper salvage was introduced by the Government at the outbreak of war in 1939. It was designed to encourage the recycling of materials to aid the war effort
General Stores, c. 1950sThe General Stores were based at Swindon Works. They supplied not only the Works but stations and depots too. The Stores held thousands of items, such as brooms, lamps, soap, furniture and paint
A paper recycling cart outside the General Stores at Swindon Works, 1941A paper recycling cart outside the General Stores at Swindon Works in 1941. Bound bundles of paperwork and ledgers can be seen piled on the cart ready to be taken away to be pulped
