Ever since C.S. Bishop invented and patented the first street sweeping machine in 1849, street sweeping has been a popular service in urban areas with high traffic.
Here are 12 facts you might not know about street sweeping services:
- The road and highway maintenance industry generates an estimated $42 billion of revenue in the United States. The industry also employs more than 134,000 people.
- There are an estimated 9,224 companies currently offering road maintenance services in the United States.
- Mechanical broom type sweepers account for an estimated 90 percent of street sweeping machines used in the United States.
- Street sweepers allow for the collection and removal of paper, leaves and other visible debris that collect in the curb gutters.
- Street sweeper trucks can collect debris which blocks stormwater facilities, causing flooding during heavy rains.
- The most recent National Water Quality inventory reports that runoff from u
