The Dirty Secret Behind Many Businesses And Apartments: Garbage Chutes

Nasco International is an environmentally conscious company that is taking sanitary services to the next level. You see, chute cleaning is something that many apartment buildings, office buildings, and other commercial sites neglect, and this can be harmful for the tenants. Think of all the gross stuff you throw away: old, rotting food, sanitary products, and diapers. When you toss these down a trash chute, build-up can occur, leaving the trash chute smelling horrid and allowing for the proliferation of bacteria, bugs, and fumes.

Both your tenants and the environment benefit from a thorough cleaning. The services provided by Nasco are completely specialized in order to make your cleaning as efficient as possible. Getting rid of all the stuff that builds up in your garbage chute removes both the health risk and the fumes. Nasco takes pride in the fact that they don't contribute to these fumes. They feel that because the chutes already smell bad, they don't want to compound that smell by using harsh chemicals that create noxious fumes. The ones working on the process itself are specially trained to not waste any water, cleaner, or energy, making your cleaning environmentally friendly as well as tenant friendly.

The cleaning process is pretty easy. First, all the equipment needed for the cleaning process are transported to the top floor where the top garbage chute is located. The other chutes on the other floors are closed, locked, and sealed to keep the process energy efficient. A winch cable is lowered to the dumpster room. A mechanism called the Whirrly Bird is then attached to the cable. This device shoots scalding hot water, which is highly pressurized, to cut through the accumulated build up.

The non-toxic, EPA approved detergent used by Nasco blasts away bacteria, rotting food, and insects and their eggs and larvae. It's these three things that combine to create bad smells and unsanitary conditions for those in the building. This detergent cleans and sanitizes the chute, removing all the gunk and grease. Further growth is inhibited and the chute is left completely clean. Harmful bacteria are killed, and rotting food is completely washed away.

Once this detergent has been thoroughly applied, a less-pressurized clear water rinsing is applied. The gunk and grime is completely removed, along with other stuff that is still clinging to the walls. Sanitization and deodorization follow this "rinse cycle" to keep the chute smelling fresh and super clean for many more weeks.

Once the final washing is done, the winch cable is then reeled back up. The other chute doors are unsealed and the used water flows right out of the floor drain in the dumpster room. Also, the dumpster itself gets a nice cleaning.

The threat posed by the harmful bacteria is destroyed once all the build-up has been taken care of. Getting the right company to clean your garbage chute is important, and many people who run businesses or apartments don't realize this. This seemingly small detail holds big consequences for your business though. People see the effort you make to keep your tenants healthy and happy, as opposed to the guy who doesn't care about his tenants' well being. Now, get out there and take care of your trash chute cleaning.