While cities and municipalities in the Greater Toronto Area are focused on issuing proper protocols in street and parking lot cleaning to reduce air pollution, their efforts will not be effective without the participation of its residents and every motorist.
Parking lot flushing, sweeping and brushing is the job of the city or municipality but it requires everyone's participation. If you don't know the things you can do to help the city achieve cleaner streets and parking lots, here is a guide for you:
Parking lot regulation is the first obstacle that sanitation sectors of different cities in Ontario encounters. An effective parking lot flushing and brushing will not be enforced once there are parked vehicles. The areas where vehicles are parked are not the only ones that will be left unclean. Mechanical street and parking lot cleaning vehicles need a lot of room to maneuver around cars. Specifically, maneuvering around one car requires an equivalent length of three cars.
Road dust is one of the major air pollutants in GTA. Even with regular street or parking lot flushing and cleaning, these pollutants are not removed at a hundred percent rate. Frequent parking lot flushing only contributes to a small percentage reduction in air pollution so it will be better if motorists reduce the amount of accumulated road dust.
Vehicle fuel or oil spills should be cleaned whenever possible so they do not accumulate in storm sewers and receiving rivers or lakes. In addition, cars or any other vehicles should be used less and when needed only. Otherwise, using green cars which use less or no fuel should be considered.
Leaving litter or debris on streets and parking lots should be avoided. This will make parking lot flushing and cleaning a lot easier. Also, this will contribute to the longer useful life of mechanical parking lot flushing and brushing vehicles. Sharp objects such as metal cans can cause damage to machinery. Eventually, this can lead to costly repairs or cleaning vehicle replacement.
Homeowners in Ontario should participate in street cleaning and parking lot flushing. Residential streets are cleaned less than main city streets so it takes a while for debris and dirt to be cleaned. And when rain occurs before street cleaning, litter will end up in catch basins and later on to lakes or rivers.
Little efforts such us picking up litter and debris or keeping the street in front of your property clean will go a long way in achieving a cleaner environment. Incidentally, when residential streets are clean, they will have to be flushed with water less. Thus, not only will there be cleaner streets, water will be conserved as well.
Homeowners and establishment owners should prune trees that hang above streets and parking lots below a distance of 13 feet. Parking lot flushing or brushing vehicles will avoid cleaning the areas located under these branches for fear of breaking them and damaging machinery.
Cleaning streets, parking lots and other recreational areas is the job of a city's sanitation sector. However, their efforts will be of no use without the participation of every motorist. Participating will just require a small amount of effort but it will greatly help the city or municipality achieve a cleaner environment and a sustainable future at the same time.
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