Episode
Horizon: What a Waste!
Overview
Horizon investigates the various ways of dealing with the growing problem of garbage.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 10
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1973-05-24
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
What a Waste! is Episode 16 in 1973 of Horizon. It aired on 1973-05-24. The runtime is 60 min.
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