Business for Good: Trashmitter A former Philadelphia firefighter has created an app that’s Uber for trash disposal to help landlords and small businesses keep the city clean. Now he’s ready to grow it big When Jason Centeno first got into the hospitality business after 23 years as a Philadelphia firefighter , he anticipated headaches — but not stemming from waste management. As the manager of 25 Airbnb units in the city, however, he quickly stumbled into trash problems . He often found his properties generating lots of garbage bags at inconvenient times. Without a dumpster or backyard to store them in until trash day, those bags were pest -attracting, litter -generating eyesores. At first, he would pay locals to haul trash away from his units as needed, but this piecemeal approach proved unreliable. Centeno realized he was going to need a more systematic solution. And then he realized that he must not be the only Philadelphia business owner or resident struggling with these same issues. He started brainstorming, sought out some expert advice, and before long had come up with an idea for an app: “think Uber but for trash disposal.” The Uber metaphor, while useful, doesn’t quite capture […]
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