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800
Waste is Littered
The trash was usually ash, wood, bones, and vegetable waste.
The edible trash was fed to the animals and everything else was littered one the ground to decompose. -
1000
People Picked up Trash
Groups of two men picked up trash from the streets.
They put it in wagons that got transported to a remote site. -
1354
Certain People Picked up Trash Once a Week
They raked trash from streets and alleys and
disposed it in rivers. -
1407
Waste was Stored Indoors
People had to store their trash indoors until the rakers removed it. -
Dug Pits to Store Waste
People dug holes to dispose their waste in them. -
Disposed Trash in Certain Locations
People were told to bring their trash out to specific locations on the outskirts of town. -
Garbage Cans
It was used to store ash from burned waste.
It was emptied every week and people were charged, even if there wasn’t any waste inside and
the bins were made out of metal, wood, or buckets. -
Garbage Trucks
It was ordered by Chiswick District Council from the Thornycroft Steam Wagon and Carriage Company and collected the garbage once a week. -
Plastic Trash Cans
Trash cans like what we have today started to show up and waste continued to get picked up once a week.
