First impressions are critical, so ask yourself, “What do potential clients/customers see the first time they pull up to my business?” If the answer is a poorly maintained, litter-strewn parking lot, you may be in trouble even before that individual walks through your door. Because bottom line, your brand speaks to your customers, and your parking lot speaks to your brand. The last message you want to send is lazy, inept management.
A trashy lot can give clients second thoughts about your company, up to and including its professionalism, trustworthiness, customer service, and quality control. Rubbish indicates carelessness and a lack of environmental awareness/concern.
Obviously, maintaining a clean parking lot is brand wise, but there are other, equally important benefits.
- Litter control. When people see garbage lying around, they generally feel free to add to it. A clean parking lot discourages littering.
- A cleaner world. Keeping trash out of your parking lot keeps it out of storm water runoff, and thus, out of drinking/recreational water. Be even more green and recycle.
- Less physical maintenance. Rubbish and natural debris slowly crumble pavement, allowing plants to grow through cracks. Keeping your lot clean costs much less than having it resurfaced.
- Vermin control. Trash is a vermin magnet, and vermin spread disease. With proper maintenance, you avoid this hazard.
- Decreased legal liability. If debris is big enough, customers and their cars are at risk. Injuries and personal property damage cost business and can incur hefty legal fees.
Keeping Your Lot Clean
Fortunately, keeping your parking lot clean need not stress you out. It can be as simple as:
- Providing on-site waste disposal. A few trashcans and recycle bins in the middle of the lot will encourage people to dispose of litter the right way.
- Putting cleaning and recycling on the calendar. Schedule regular cleaning days and reycling runs.
Let the Professionals Do It
Happily, parking lot maintenance can be simpler still. Our Litter Pickup services will keep your lot clean for you. The level of service and schedule can be tailored to your needs and may provide much more than you expect:
- hand blowing leaves from sidewalks, narrow passages, and tight corners
- emptying trashcans and providing clean liners
- picking trash out of planters
- removing large debris
- reycling management
No matter what kind of business you have—shopping mall or health center or single building—we can meet your specific needs, maintaining the structural integrity of your parking lot and protecting your brand.