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1. An apparatus for cleaning trash containers of solid refuse comprising:
a housing supporting a nozzle for discharging a solution under pressure; a catch basin positioned below said nozzle for receiving said solution and solid refuse; a conveyor having one end positioned below said catch basin and said nozzle for receiving dirty solution and solid refuse from said catch basin, said conveyor moving large solid refuse to the opposite end of said conveyor where it is deposited in a waste bin, said conveyor permitting dirty solution and solid refuse of a small size to drain into a sump; a stilling tank for receiving dirty solution from said sump permitting smaller refuse in the dirty solution to settle at the bottom of said tank; a weir positioned in said stilling tank permitting dirty solution and smaller refuse to flow over the edge of the weir; a screen system receiving the dirty solution and smaller refuse, filtering the smaller refuse, depositing the smaller refuse in said waste bin, and releasing filtered solution to drain into a clean solution vessel, said vessel receiving clean solution released from said screen system. |
