Recycling Bin, Designed for Use in University City, Missouri, 1988-1989
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University City, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, became one of the first cites in the nation to adopt a curbside recycling program in March 1973. City officials expanded the program in the 1980s, making it a dual-stream system with two 18-gallon containers: one (yellow) for paper and another (blue) for household items such as glass, metal, and plastics.
University City, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, became one of the first cites in the nation to adopt a curbside recycling program in March 1973. City officials expanded the program in the 1980s, making it a dual-stream system with two 18-gallon containers: one (yellow) for paper and another (blue) for household items such as glass, metal, and plastics.
Artifact
Recycling bin
Date Made
1988-1989
Creators
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2020.21.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Plastic
Color
Blue
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 13.5 in
Width: 24.75 in
Length: 17.5 in
Inscriptions
on front and back of recycling bin: UNIVERSITY CITY / RECYCLING PROGRAM on side of recycling bin: P PLASTECOLOGY / A Division of PLASTICAN Inc. / LEOMINSTER, MA. / DALLAS, TX. / MACON, GA. / #RC1810 / 2 / HDPE
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