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The Garchey System was an early refuse disposal system in the United Kingdom. Devised by Louis Garchey, a Frenchman, it was first installed in blocks of flats in France during the 1930s.

A similar, but more sophisticated, system was installed in London's Barbican Estate estate in the 1960s and 1970s.

Methodology

Conventional waste chutes convey dry refuse from individual flats. The Garchey system collects refuse, which has be soaked with water, below sinks in each residential unit. From here it is flushed with water to central tanks for periodic removal or treatment.

The Garchery System Jervis, JJ (October 1939). "The garchey system of domestic refuse disposal". 53: 237–238. Retrieved 28 October 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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