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Three men in the truck are pointing to the name on the side, Glass Gobbler, which defines its job

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Three men in the truck are pointing to the name on the side, Glass Gobbler, which defines its job

Date12/21/1977

Names

Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022 (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Three men in the truck are pointing to the name on the side; Glass Gobbler; which defines its job. The truck picks up glass containers from 35 hotels and taverns and takes them to glass factories in Metro for re use. Centre is Happy Harry Atherley; driver; at right; Elliot Dalton; executive director of the Glass Container Council of Canada; left; Ted Meitz; project director.

Subject

Recycling (Waste, etc.)

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0012765F

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