Street sweeper
Machine or person that cleans streets in urban areas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about cleaning streets. For other uses, see Streetsweeper (disambiguation).
"Street cleaner" redirects here. For the 1989 industrial metal album, see Streetcleaner.
"Sweepers" redirects here. For other uses, see Sweeper (disambiguation).
A street sweeper or street cleaner is a person or machine that cleans streets.
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People have worked in cities as "sanitation workers" since sanitation and waste removal became a priority. A street-sweeping person would use a broom and shovel to clean off litter, animal waste and filth that accumulated on streets. Later, water hoses were used to wash the streets.
Machines were created in the 19th century to do the job more efficiently. Today, modern street sweepers are mounted on truck bodies and can vacuum debris that accumulates in streets.