Removing Harvey's Garbage: Remnants May Linger On Front Lawns For A Few More Weeks
Harvey was a big storm, but what if it's judged by the amount of trash?
“This is, by far, the largest disaster we’ve seen,” said Kurt Thormahlen, general manager of DRC Emergency Services. “I was talking to one of our subcontractors. He’s been in the business since 1972, and he’s never seen anything like this.”
DRC is a Galveston-based company that contracts with local governments ahead of disasters to help with cleanup. Thormahlen says it handles disasters nationwide – including cleanup from Irma – and the level of garbage in Texas is on another level.
“Just to put it into perspective, last year we responded to the Louisiana floods and removed about 3 million cubic yards throughout all of Louisiana,” he said. “We’re anticipating that there is that much just within the city of Houston. So, we’re thinking around 6 million cubic yards in just the city of Houston and Harris County.”
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