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Sept 2021
Harrogate council reveals new £18,000 street cleaning machine
Harrogate Borough Council has unveiled its latest weapon in the fight to keep the district's streets clean.
It is an £18,000 waste vacuum cleaner, which sucks up litter up through a flexible nozzle and then collects it in bags at the back of the machine.
The contraption also has an on-board pressure washer to remove any stubborn stains.
The council said in a statement the machine is much quicker than manual litter picking and "especially effective at picking up small items of litter such as cigarette butts and disposable takeaway cups".
The 100 per cent electric machine has a 10-hour battery life and will be rotated around towns in the Harrogate district.
Councillor Andrew Paraskos, the council's cabinet member for environment, waste reduction and recycling, said:
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