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The work of the Cleansing Committee is not only important, but interesting.
Everyone knows about the methods of street scavenging and the cleansing of
ashpits, but perhaps it is not fully realised what happens, to the refuse
collected. Until a few years ago all the refuse collected was taken either
to a destructor and burned, or carted to a tip. The destruction of refuse was
an extremely costly business, and it is obvious that the tipping of refuse
untreated in any way might become a very serious nuisance. To-day all the refuse
is brought to a central depot, and sorted. Paper, rags, tins, cinders, etc.,
are separated from the refuse. Refuse suitable for the purpose together with
vegetable, fish, and animal waste is made into manure and nearly all the refuse
brought in is now sold.
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