Laundry chute - Hygiene? How to keep it clean

Greetings,
in the current kitchen trash chute thread, I came across the following quote:

You always have to clean something like this from time to time, something will always spill beside it or leak inside or so.
Isn't the hallway around the corner more effective?

How is hygiene actually with the laundry chute? Are the pipes always made of antibacterial metal or how do you clean them?
Nothing spills directly beside there, but it's also not the case that it's absolutely clean/dirt-free there.

Thank you very much for your suggestions.

so there is absolutely no problem. You don't have to clean anything either because nothing gets dirty. Laundry chute is really very practical, we thought about it for a long time back then because of noise in the house. But if done properly, it is not a problem at all. Classic with brown KG pipe, which is nice and smooth, so nothing gets stuck.

Laundry chutes some find super cool and others super unnecessary. As written by , just a smooth KG pipe. Laundry is usually not that dirty and you then have to carry the clean laundry upstairs nicely, which doesn't go through the pipe. I believe the pipe is hardly ever cleaned because it’s too complicated and not really necessary. I’m more of the opinion that the washing machine should be near the bathroom/dressing room. That’s where the laundry is generated and it can also be put away faster....

So if a child vomits or has other problems with bodily fluids, do you also throw this dirty laundry down the chute?? And then never clean it?? Hm, okay.

that may be true, but only for houses without basements!

You don’t throw filthy clothes through there. And my opinion also applies to houses with basements. Why bring something two floors down/throw it down and then carry it back up again?

You don't throw filthy clothes in there. And my opinion also applies to houses with basements. Why bring something two floors down/throw it down and then carry it back up?

It can be discussed, but some reasons are: - Lack of space in the upper floor - Noise from washing and drying - Dirt, lint, detergent, etc. - Leakage in the upper floor is the worst case Point 2 was decisive for us. Unfortunately, we had to experience point 4 because the tub under the drum cracked. We were very lucky to have noticed it quickly.