"It Can Be Done" - 16mm Film

[cadman]

This week's release is "It Can Be Done - A Report on the Recycling of Major Appliances" commissioned by Whirlpool Corp.

It's a pretty solid production, but ooof, just how many rare machines can you spot headed for the scrapper?

 

[swestoyz]

What a neat production. Interestingly, it appears that Whirlpool attempted to showcase the recycling of scrap appliances that were mostly produced by them.

Outside of the Philco dryer seen in several shots, and possibly a 00/02 series Maytag dryer, most of the items appeared to have been Whirlpool or Sears appliances.

Ben

 

[vacerator]

Re; recycling. My roots are from the western Pa. coal and steel region. I think by 1974 the blast furnace pig iron pollution control scrubbers were updated. Labor costs were climbing. Not a bad thing because more spending went back into the economy, but companies found cheaper labor in Japan. Domestic steel making shifted to more recycling s as the pig iron plants closed.

 

[gansky1]

This KM is interesting.

 

[maytag85]

Seems to be A LOT of Whirlpools and Kenmores in the scrap pile.

Meanwhile, don’t see many Maytags (at least from what I can tell) in comparison to everything else. Either didn’t sell many in that particular region, or they just won’t die.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

I loved that appliance-umentary on recycling...

Surely someone at Whirlpool had to see to it that only that brand would be presented...

Porcelain even reused should be considered valuable, considering how much in costs and effort it takes to make...

Thank you, Corey for that one!