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Local company pitches municipal garbage-can cleaning pilot, cites public-health risks
Summary
Andrew Cook of Advanced Environmental Services urged Brookhaven to consider a citywide pilot to clean residential garbage cans, citing bacteria, biofilm and examples of staph infections; he estimated the city has about 4,600 cans and discussed a potential $20-per-month per-can pricing for households or a different municipal arrangement.
Andrew Cook (S2), owner of Advanced Environmental Services, told the board the company can run a closed-loop cleaning operation behind the garbage route to remove biofilm and bacteria that he described as a public-health concern, noting prior one-day training runs in Brookhaven neighborhoods. Cook said, "I mean, to do you guys have 4,600 garbage cans out there in the city," and described that cleaning 4,600 cans would be roughly 200 cans a day for six weeks during a full municipal pilot.
Cook estimated a consumer-price level of about $20 per can per month in individual service but said the company would propose a different arrangement for a city pilot; the mayor and several members said budget constraints make new recurring city expenditures unlikely now and asked staff to weigh options. Cook framed the service as local and not a "money grab," saying the company is based in Brookhaven and would prefer to pilot locally.
