e>vM ..,.v,ta America-the-Beautiiul A Collection of the Nation's Trashiest Humor I ------- ------- America-the-Beautilul A Collection of the Nation's Trashiest Humor U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE Public Health Service Environjnental Health Service '.WOJ&'I 1970 ------- The cartoons in this booklet have been reprinted with the per- mission of the publishers, syndicates, and artists who own the copyrights. The Bureau of Solid Waste Management sincerely thanks them for their kindness and cooperation. Our cover is an editorial cartoon by Gib Crockett of the Washing- ton Star. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG CARD NO. 74-607475 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 — Price 35 cents ------- AmericatheBeautiiul Until recently, few people were aware that America was any- thing but beautiful. The local incinerator and the city dump may have been considered eyesores, but they were hardly thought to be fit targets for the humor of the social satirist. The cartoons in this booklet show that the situation has changed. As our population increases and the availability of dumping sites decreases, we are at last becoming concerned about what we are going to do with our trash and what our trash is doing to our country. As long as the city dump was located in a remote field, few people worried about the rats, flies, roaches, smoke, odors, and other pollutants that are its constant companions. Now the scarcity of clean living space has finally made us realize that unless we find some workable alternatives, we will surely be buried in our own refuse. Before we can arrive at lasting solutions, however, the public must come to appreciate that a crisis in solid waste management exists. It is my hope that this publication will help serve as a reminder to bring about that realization. Its approach is light- hearted but its objective is deadly serious. —RICHARD D. VAUGHAN, Director Bureau of Solid Waste Management ------- ------- 'All We Can See Are Junked Autos and Beer Cans' Reproduced by courtesy of The McNaught Syndicate. ------- ------- Day Shift RePr, •oduced by courtesy of Publishers-Hall Syndicate. BEACH UTTER "It takes a lot to get old Softy riled up .~. ." ------- ., T/kiL iMM ------- Reproduced by courtesy of L. D. Warren and The Cincinnati Enquirer. Note-Americans Try To Dispose Of 365 Billion Pounds Of Trash Annually ------- ; The ------- 'So where shall I put it?' Reproduced by courtesy of Douglas Borgstedt and The Philadelphia Bulletin. ------- ------- Reproduced by courtesy of 'Teen. "The ground pollution wont be any worse if you take out one more bag of garbage" ------- ------- Reproduced by courtesy of Newspaper Enterprise Association, Inc. BERRY'S IRLD © 1970 bj NEA, Inc., "You're the first person I've ever met who thinks our most urgent problem is the proliferation of coat hangers!" ------- ------- Reproduced by courtesy of 'Teen. "She said she salutes our unceasing efforts in behalf of the never-ending battle against ground pollution. I guess she's some kind of koo-koo. . . ." ------- ------- Drawing by Koren; © 1970, The New Yorker Magazine, Inc. Mm- 'Your work must be very satisfying," ------- ------- Reproduced by permission of The Register and Tribune Syndicate. THE BETTER HALF By Bob Barnes "Oh, Mister Garbologist...!" ------- />U ------- GRIN AND BEAR IT BY LICHTY "It's a fine long term investment! . . In a few years after garbage fill, you'll double its value as a prime building lot." Reproduced by courtesy of Publishers-Hall Syndicate. 10 ------- ------- B. C. by Johnny hart Reproduced by permission of Johnny Hart and Field Enterprises, Inc. 11 ------- ------- IT'S AN ANSWER,BUT NOT A SOLUTION Reproduced by permission of John Ludway and The Cleveland Plain Dealer. 12 ------- ------- Reproduced by courtesy of Nevada Test Site News. 13 ------- ------- TELL IT LIKE IT IS by Dunagin C 1M> OrUndo Sentinel Publiihen-Htll Syndicate "THESE MAY BE UF5 UP THESE AFTER AU, .MD5T RECENT PHOTO* ShO\M A UTTEfe 5ARREU AT Reproduced by courtesy of Publishers-Hall Syndicate. 14 ------- ------- Reproduced by courtesy of The Baltimore Sun. 15 ------- ------- 'Funny...They Didn't Seem Interested Before You Came Along1 A . . ^lAllfl yflA V/rnj tSZXH.n/'/ _ _/7 Reproduced by courtesy of Jerry Fearing and the St. Paul Dispatch-Pinner Press. 16 ------- ------- B. C. by Johnny hart Reproduced by permission of Johnny Hart and Field Enterprises, Inc. 17 ------- ------- Brother Juniper \v../x » % ' ''Broken glass and aluminum cans. We must be coming to CIVILIZATION." Reproduced by courtesy of Publishers-Hall Syndicate. 18 ------- ------- HELP KEEP YOUR CITY CLEAN Reproduced by courtesy of The American Public Works Association Reporter. 19 ------- ------- Reproduced by courtesy of 'Teen. "That is not the type of ground pollution' 1 was discussing and you know it. . . ." 20 ------- fhuMf. ------- Reproduced by courtesy of Eugene Payne and The Charlotte Observer, © 1969. TTtE MOON Tt>7»<2K V? EARTH 21 ------- ------- HI AND LOIS ASAINST \ RULES. SORRV. THAT'S NOT GARBLE ^THAT'S ^ I TRASM/ Reproduced by courtesy of King Features Syndicate, Inc. 22 ------- j The. ------- Reproduced by permission of The Register and Tribune Syndicate. THE BETTER HALF By Bob Barnes "People who look down on garbage collectors forget that to us they're just garbage producers." 23 ------- ------- Reproduced by courtesy of 'Teen. 'The average of four and a half pounds of garbage pei person doesn't take into consideration people like Howard who leave nothing behind. . . ." 24 ------- ------- HI AND LOIS NAW, \T'S ALL RK5HT/ '" ""• - * GUYS PEALLV HAVE IT ROU6H IN WINTER WE EVEN LIKE ^\ IT BETTEf? THAN ) SUMMER/ ./ k«-^*""^ WHV? Reproduced by courtesy of King Features Syndicate, Inc. ------- ------- Reproduced by courtesy of Tie Seattle Times. 26 ------- WhwJLihm, ------- Copyright 1965, Chicago Sun-Times. Reproduced by courtesy of Wil-Jo Associates, Inc., and Bill Mauldin. 27 ------- ------- B. C. by Johnny hart WHERE DO YOU WANT To THROW THE/A/.... IM OOTA Reproduced by permission of Johnny Hart and Field Enterprises, Inc. 28 ------- ------- The Wizard of Id By Parker and Hart Reproduced by permission of Johnny Hart and Field Enterprises, Inc. 29 ------- lid ------- Hazel Reproduced by permission of Ted Key. -r^sr---— > ^~c <.«>,.>-—A ~* &T KinfFe*tur«tSindic»t«. liu-., IV/0. World right* rc»«rv#J. p^^T "Cast between the beer cans and the non-retumables." 30 ------- , 'Ju*L ------- "Oh, Malcolm, there are so many oppor- tunities for you to serve our country! You could join the Peace Corps or volunteer for VISTA ... or become a garbage man." Reproduced by courtesy of 'Teen. 31 U S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1970 0—388-613 ------- ------- |