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Willesden Borough Council Refuse Collection
Short film showing mounds of rubbish arriving in Willesden’s municipal tip, which workers attempt to filter and disperse.
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Overview
Gulls wheel in the distance as the workers of Willesden attempt to deal with the mounds of rubbish arriving by trucks across the borough. There’s no sound or commentary to this short clear film from Willesden’s municipal tip, but fortunately there’s no smell either.
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