Save waste for war weapons
between 1939 and 1946
British graphic designer Abram Games turned recycling into a patriotic duty with this punchy WWII poster. It features three clever split-circle diagrams showing how everyday trash transforms into military might: old newspapers become bullets, scrap metal builds tanks, and torn rags are sewn into soldier uniforms. The catchy rhymes underneath, like using 'last Friday's Farmers Weekly' to shoot down enemy planes, make the message stick. Games was a master of modernist design, and this piece perfectly captures the 'make do and mend' spirit of the 1940s home front, urging citizens to save waste for the war effort.
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