How Balloon Fiesta manages to stay clean despite dumpsters of trash each day

When the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta field falls silent at the end of a festival day, a team of contractors hauls dumpsters’ worth of garbage until around 2 a.m. in preparation for the next day.

The late-night cleaning follows a long day of picking up trash. Casper Montoya, the owner of Albuquerque-based Before Daylite Electric & Construction, which is contracted for cleanup at Balloon Fiesta, has learned that shifts are the way to go for proper maintenance during New Mexico’s largest…

Source: The Business Journal