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June 21st of 2022 marked WorldSweeper's 17-year anniversary.

It is with great pleasure that we report WorldSweeper's free monthly e-newsletter is the recipient of an international APEX Award for Publication Excellence. This marks the 10th year in a row that our newsletter has won an APEX and the 16th year in a row of the 17-year existence of the WorldSweeper.com website that some aspect of the overall project has won an APEX. Sign up here to receive our newsletter in your in-box each month.

WorldSweeper's February e-newsletter has been distributed. Sign our guestbook to get on the reception list.

Congratulations to Laurie and Jay Presutti of NY-based East Coast Industrial Maintenance for being chosen as the 2023 recipients of the Award of Excellence in Power Sweeping. Our coverage includes a 45-minute, very educational, Zoomcast with the Presutti couple.

Our January e-newsletter contained an investigative report concerning reports alleging nonpayment and other negatives about North East Landscaping and Tree Service (N.E.L.T.S.), a third party vendor company located in Franklin, CT.; news about Sweeprite's newest U.S. dealer; info from Elgin about how to choose the right sweeper for your job; an article about John Leal, Employee of the Year, City of El Campo, Texas; and, news about Miss Thailand and her street sweeping mother.

Other important past news included...

Victory Sweepers' announcement on making its new UNO single-engine sweeper.

Info about Minnesota's plan to start providing credits for street sweeping.

The results of a study about microplastics from tires entering waterways.

A FleetOwners' article link on how to diagnose diesel aftertreatment headaches.

The many reasons why sweeping is the best BMP for stormwater runoff pollution.

Our feature article on San Diego's proactive sweeping program.

Link to a seminar that provides information about the rising importance of pollution insurance for sweeping contractors.

If you are a sweeping contractor, you might want to read Mark Schwarze's suggestions for you.

In one of the most important developments ever for street sweeping, both Florida and Minnesota will be providing credits worth millions of dollars to municipal MS4s in those respective states. These are being paid because studies done by those states have found that removal of phosphorus to be from seven to 150 times more cost-effective to do than the next best BMP, which involves catchbasins.

If you care about phosphorus removal from the runoff stream, our article and Zoomcast with Randy Neprash is a 'must watch.' Randy is a leader in Minnesota's move to providing phosphorus removal credits to MS4s based directly upon amount of debris collected via a sweeper.

Did you know that Charles Brooks, a Black man, was one of the first US inventors of a street sweeper?

Check out this article and video on sweeping's value for the environment.

We love the heart-warming story about a group of kids in India who built their school's elderly custodian a 'grounds sweeper.'

The pavement-based pollutant removal ability of a wide variety of BMPs has shown street sweeping to be the most cost-effective of all by a significant margin. Check out the new comprehensive study that involved 14 Florida municipalities.

After a cost assessment of implementing Chesapeake Bay requirements tallied up to more than $1 billion, the county sought a less expensive solution. A study on the costs of stormwater management practices prepared for the Maryland Department of the Environment Science Services Administration found that air street sweepers provided the lowest average annual cost over 20 years per impervious acre treated.

WorldSweeper surveyed eight U.S. cities about their sweeping practices. The results may surprise you.

We now have on the WorldSweeper website an in-depth analysis of the City of San Jose, California's street sweeping program. The report – which is 72 pages in length – is entitled "Street Sweeping: Significant Investment and Re-tooling are Needed to Achieve Cleaner Streets." We highly recommend anyone involved with street sweeping read the report. Complete info is at this link.

Risk transfer clauses are becoming a regular part of mall and third party contracts. Every sweeping contractor needs to read this article that discusses how to recognize and defend against risk transfer clauses.

Next time one of your sweeper operators complains about their job, we suggest to show them the dangers of being a sweeper in Jamaica, where most of the sweeping is done manually amidst drivers that a U.S. contractor calls "maniacs." Is one of your operator's problems that they might have to "jump into the nearby crocodile-infested swamp"?!

Have you wondered how to tell a prospect or client how they can tell a quality sweeping contractor? Check out the article I wrote for Retail Facility Business on this topic.

Are you a Facebook Fan of WorldSweeper.com yet? Our Fans often receive advance notice of our newsletter, as well as a variety of industry tidbits not meriting an actual article.

Finally, if you are a vendor to the sweeping industry and don't yet advertise here, please consider doing so with either a banner ad or a Sweeping Products listing.

As you can see from the logos above the headline, we have an RSS feed on the website, as well as links to our Twitter and Facebook accounts. These are easy ways to keep up with news at WorldSweeper.com. We also offer a web page that contains the latest articles we've added to the site.

Good Sweeping,

-- Ranger Kidwell-Ross, editor
First time here? Please read my introductory welcome message.

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Take a look at our featured items below, or check out the complete contents of the site by choosing from the list to the left.

GUESTBOOK If you haven't filled out our Guestbook, we can't send you late-breaking industry information. If you're involved with sweeping, please take time to provide us with your contact information. CONTRACTOR LOCATOR Do you offer sweeping or related services, or would you like to hire a sweeping contractor? If so, you'll want to check out our contractor locator section. (opens in new window) SWEEPING AROUND THE WORLD Sweeping is a worldwide industry, but the techniques vary enormously depending upon where it's being done. We have a number of stories about how sweeping is done in various locations of the world, many from the award-winning online travelogues penned by our editor while traveling in Asia, Australia and Europe. You'll want to take a look.

WHAT'S NEW Here is where you'll find the latest stories we've posted online. You'll want to check often to find out the latest in industry news. STREET SWEEPING You'll find everything to do with street sweeping here. If that is the segment of the sweeping industry you are involved with, you'll want to check it out. SWEEPER SLIDESHOWS Want to see what sweepers used to be like? If so, you'll definitely want to check out our collection of old sweeper pictures. Some of the photos are even for sale, and what would look better on your office wall?! SWEEPING PRODUCTS Need to fix your sweeper, buy a new one or find the best deals and suppliers for sweeping-related products? As a way to show them you appreciate their support for this site, please do your shopping from manufacturers who support WorldSweeper.com. If you sell to the sweeping industry, be sure to sign up for your free or enhanced product listing! (opens in new window)

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FEATURED SWEEPING ORGANIZATION We're proud to offer this feature story on our home page. 21 Years of Safety in North Dakota Rewarded Our current featured contractor is North Dakota-based Pro Sweep, managed by Bruce Christianson. The company is the 2022 winner of the WorldSweeper/World Sweeping Association's Award of Excellence in Power Sweeping. Pro Sweep's story is one of continuous safety in one of the harshest environments in the United States. Plus, the company has continued to expand to gain its status today as one of the largest power sweeping companies in that region of the U.S. If you'd like you or your organization to be considered for this honor, please let us know.