Henry Irving
@drhenryirving
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Historian at Leeds Beckett University. Public history and recycling bins in WWII. Comms Officer for @socialhistsoc. Part of @moidigital.
Leeds, UK
Joined November 2011
I’m giving a public talk about bins! And not just one bin. Oh no, it’s a history of Leeds in five bins - from the Victorian ash pit to these wheelies. It’s on 11 April at 1pm at Leeds Central Library. You can book using the link here:
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RT @HomeFrontSt: #homefront article of the week: New Year’s Eve, 1940: The Ministry of Information’s Cyril Radcliffe tells UK listeners tha…
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I’m really excited be playing a part in supporting the extension of glass recycling in Leeds. This film shows what happens to the glass - and features a few historical clips for good measure. Bonus marks for anyone who knows where they were shot!
Did you know that recycled glass can be put back on the shelf in 30 days? It’s easier than ever to recycle glass in Leeds - at a bottle bank or in your green bin - and every jar or bottle makes a difference. Watch our video to find out more @drhenryirving
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RT @HistoryPolicy: Reporting on a workshop on Environmental Humanities hosted by H&P @ihr_history @SASNews in March, @123McTom @PennineHeri…
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RT @LeedsRecycles: Have you heard the news?📢From 1st August you can now recycle bottles and jars in your #leeds green bin!♻️🗑️ This include…
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RT @boa_map: New contextual essay relating to our recent collection release: Censorship: Policy and Practice During the Second World War.…
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I’ve spent far too long tracking how local authorities responded to emergency laws promoting recycling in the 1940s. I still think councils are best placed to make operational decisions. Whether that’s about the number of bins or when they get emptied.
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@thomasforth Albeit with the Eric Pickles-esque effort to bind councils to fortnightly black bin collections. I think consistency in materials makes a lot of sense, but the tendency is still to meddle with operational decisions when the sector has said it wants freedom…
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Big news in my ward, and hard not to feel sorry for Al - who was the Lord Mayor!
Leeds local elections results: Headingley & Hyde Park ward: Green gain Elected: Tim Goodall #LeedsElections
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RT @LeedsRecycles: Do you remember when Leeds had a life-sized owl giving out recycling advice?🦉💚Here's a bin-tastic story about how Leeds…
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I was really pleased to be able to speak to the children @treuchafprimary about recycling again this morning. Year 6 are going to put me out of a job!
As part of our recycling workshop, Sea Holly organised a Teams meeting with historian Henry Irving. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of an ex pupil, Melba, who wrote an essay may years ago about recycling as part of a national campaign to recycle during WWII. #tuphumanities
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RT @treuchafprimary: As part of our recycling workshop, Sea Holly organised a Teams meeting with historian Henry Irving. Thank you for shar…
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RT @LBU_RaE: In the first of our #LBUPolicyWeek24 blog series, @drhenryirving shares his fascinating work with @WRAP_NGO 🔗
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I’ve written a short blog about green wheelie bins for @leedslibraries. It’s connected to my recent talk on the longer history of bins, but focuses on the 1990s - which I’m told is bang on trend:
I’m giving a public talk about bins! And not just one bin. Oh no, it’s a history of Leeds in five bins - from the Victorian ash pit to these wheelies. It’s on 11 April at 1pm at Leeds Central Library. You can book using the link here:
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RT @drhenryirving: I’m giving a public talk about bins! And not just one bin. Oh no, it’s a history of Leeds in five bins - from the Victor…
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I am told that there are still some tickets available for this talk about Leeds’s bins. It will be a whistle stop tour of everything from old landfill sites to the Leeds Bin App - so there really will be something for everyone with an interest in the things we throw away.
I’m giving a public talk about bins! And not just one bin. Oh no, it’s a history of Leeds in five bins - from the Victorian ash pit to these wheelies. It’s on 11 April at 1pm at Leeds Central Library. You can book using the link here:
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