![]() In a war, not only military secrets are of potential use to an enemy. ' Careless talk costs lives' was the slogan of a nationwide campaign to prevent people from gossiping and letting useful information get into the hands of the enemy. Why should people be careful about what they said? Who might hear? What was 'Careless talk costs' lives about? The posters and slogans give us a valuable insight the lives of people living at the time of the Second World War. Posters and slogans were put up to remind people for the need to save what ever they could. Kitchen Waste - For feeding pigs, goats and chickens.Boiled Bones - To make glue for aircraft and glycerine for explosives.Tins and Metal - For aircraft and tanks, weapons etc.What kind of items were recycled during the War? Posters were created stressing the need to stop waste and unnecessary consumption, for the recycling of scarce materials, and for boosting food production from gardens and allotments. ![]() The war meant that many things were limited. ![]()
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