Well yesterday was certainly an interesting day! We’re filming a documentary at the moment for my course. The title is recycling on campus.
We went on a ‘fieldtrip’ (minibus and all) to sweeep, specialist weee processing plant. Yes, we laughed at the motto too! Its where all your electrical waste goes, monitors, fridges, freezers, radios, printers, phones, keyboards - everything. It all gets delivered to the plant and put on a conveyor belt to a big (german built!) machine that uses turbines to break everything apart. It uses a lot less energy to do it this way. Usually the process involves cutting. Everything is powered by renewable energy too so its all very eco friendly :)
It comes out the machine and the small (tiny) pieces are taken off the line. The rest goes to another machine that uses magnets to separate some of the material. This then creates three conveyor belts which go through a room where workers take off things like batteries etc which are then themselves recycled. All the rest of the material is scrap metal, plastic has already been sorted. Its facinating! (if a bit loud!)
We also saw what happens to old monitors - the glass inside them and some more cool machinery! I felt bad for asking some of the staff to work during their break but we did get some fantastic shots! Not to mention a great interview with the owner.
We had to wear hard hats though :S and high vis jackets! very fetching aren’t they!? (check me in my fashionable green coat!)
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We initially did a tour round the two warehouses and then we were left to our own devices! Wondering around a big scary, very dusty factory alone! lol We did need the time though.
We’re all so set on what we want to see from a shot when it comes to collaborating its chaos! Especially in interviews! Everyones like “ooooh no I dont want to ask the questions” so I was like fuck it - we need to at least look professional so I asked the questions! I was quite impressed with myself!
March 5, 2008
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WOW - your field trip sounds like it was pretty nifty. And I just love those yellow jackets you’re all wearing. *lol* At least everyone could see you so none of you would be run over.
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