Along with the traditional street cleaners, many
North Americans often see
city workers riding on
mobile vacuums. These machines make it easy for
sidewalks to be
cleaned, especially after
events that
generate a lot of
garbage like
music festivals,
street parties,
fairs and
rush hour.
The vacuums are about twice the size of a
golf cart, only solid and the driver sits up high. A
large tube that
arcs over the driver is connected to a sealed
storage area and the
driver aims the
tube at garbage while driving.
Refuse is then sucked into the vacuum and never seen again.