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Do you know why cities and towns invest in street sweeping?
Our urban and suburban storm drain systems, in most cases, lead to drainage ponds, or directly into our waterways. Storm water and snow melt are usually not treated before re-entering the natural water basin.
Street sweepers collect waste that would otherwise pollute our lakes and rivers via our municipal storm drain system.
They pick up various debris and materials including; grass clippings, leaves, dirt, trash, motor oil, chemicals, shards of metal or glass, loose gravel, salt, and more to help protect our natural waterways from those contaminants.
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