Use Reduces Manpower Needs

Garbage collection tends to be a rather labor intensive industry requiring a lot of personnel to accomplish at relatively high cost. R4ecently many municipalities and other agencies involved in such collections have found a way to cut their labor costs by mandating the use of standardized containers for trash pickup. Typically, the containers will be supplied by the municipality. These will be large lidded containers made from molded plastic. A bar will be set above the hinge on the lid that will allow the home owner to steer the container about on the two wheels that run along the bottom.

These types of containers permit municipalities to operate one man garbage trucks. The driver also runs the hoist mechanism that grips the cans set out at curb side and lifts them up and flips them so the trash falls into the holding bay on the truck. Separate containers may be issued for leaves and other garden waste that will be picked up on special runs by collection vehicles that send the materials to processing centers that spread it onto large compost heaps where it is converted into a mulch for agricultural or garden use.

Systems of this sort eliminate the need for two or even three man garbage crews that needed both a driver and a person that rode standing along the back of the truck and had to pick up all the cans by hand. This position was very demanding physically and often produced injuries.

Durability and Looks a Consideration

Since municipalities seek standardization in order to save on costs, they must also be concerned about the price that they are paying for these items. Securr is a company that offers wide selection of merchandise for trash containment at reasonable prices. They also understand that aesthetics have a role to play in trash containment. Neighborhoods do not desire to have rusty or stained trash cans sitting out at the curb awaiting pick up by a garbage truck. That is why they have such a large selection of trash cans made of stainless steel and hard plastics that are easy to keep clean and free from unsightly stains.

Such containers must also be weather proof as they will most likely spend most or all of the time in an outdoor environment. In certain locations where homes are sited near or within National Forests or other places where wildlife proliferates, it may also be necessary to make the containers animal proof. This may require screw top lids with special apertures through which trash can easily flow, but which an animal may not reach through in order to remove the contents.

Many of these standardized receptacles will contain a city logo of some sort or some other design element meant to make them more attractive. It is also becoming increasingly common to place advertisements on them. The funds provided by selling such ad space help to underwrite the cost of collecting trash which explains the growing

popularity of this measure.