Upon arriving in the district, Mr. Mauro found a mechanical sweeper on Main Street.
The good news: the next generation of mechanical sweeper already comprises a third of our sanitation fleet.
The average mechanical sweeper lumbers along at two to three miles per hour, cleaning about 12 miles of curb a day.
Quotes them & tells about dances that Mierle has choreographed called "Ballet Mechanique for 6 Mechanical Sweepers," & "Marrying the Barges".
Athey, which makes mechanical sweepers and other maintenance equipment, had sales last year of about $25 million.
Mechanical sweepers are expensive, prone to breakdowns and costly to repair.
Until we find a more viable solution, keep using the border collies and mechanical sweepers.
The day was more about snow removal than street cleaning; most of the usual mechanical sweepers stayed indoors.
A rivalry exists between drivers of garbage trucks and those who pilot mechanical sweepers, known as "broomies".
Using backpack blowers, mechanical sweepers and bicep-powered brooms, 73 sanitation workers removed confetti and other trash that has amounted to 25 tons' worth in recent years.
