What Is: Trash Chute Cleaning & Repair?
Trash chute cleaning and repair is the essential maintenance of garbage chutes in high-rise buildings. Trash chutes must always be kept clean, and the chute doors have to seal properly at all times in order to prevent odors and pests from entering the building and to avoid building or fire code violations and the possibility of fire, smoke damage, and injuries to building residents or office tenants. Trash chute cleaning involves first cleaning the building's interior chute(s) from the top floor on down with a degreasing/cleansing solution using a high-power pressure washing system. Then, each trash chute door is cleaned, and its moving parts are lubricated as necessary. The job ends in the basement where the trash compactor and surrounding space is cleaned thoroughly. The company doing the cleaning will also inspect the chute system for necessary repairs and code violations, which must be corrected immediately. Trash chutes are regulated by governmental building and fire prevention codes.
