Saving Lives and Livelihoods

Has your firm ever produced a wonderful visual space only to arrive at the opening ceremonies to find a forest of trash cans clashing and cluttering up the landscape? Every architect and interior designer we know has had this experience and was not consulted when those choices were made. Maybe the administrator, facility manager or custodial employee made the decision.

No one considered the security aspect of this decision. These trash cans become deadly shrapnel when someone with malicious intent places an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in them. There are over 4,000, and many years over 5,000, explosive incidents per year in the U.S. according to the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Bureau that is charged with keeping these records. Most are small IEDs. Many involve trash cans. Those statistics were constant before 9/11. The potential now for an explosive incident is much greater and will be much deadlier. The use of trash bins as bomb containers in shopping malls, transit stations, schools, the Spanish bombings and the Atlanta Olympics are just a few most recently reported incidents.

The nature of explosives, with velocities over 25,000 feet per second and thousands of tons of pressure for many IEDs can create tremendous carnage and destruction if not mitigated. The shrapnel alone can travel several hundred feet and cause a fatal injury to anybody in their path.

THE SOLUTION

The building design team selects and locates the trash cans that will enhance and blend into the exterior and interior spaces and in the process perhaps save a life. The Centerpoint BRWR™ Security Trash Receptacles, built of heavy steel that will last as long as most buildings, are available in brushed finish stainless steel, which is recommended for exterior coastal applications, Wilsonart® laminates in any color, finish and design imaginable and an anti-graffiti urethane paint finish in any color desired that can be wiped clean with provided special cleaners.

The stainless steel finish can be polished. The laminates can be replaced in the field by a local laminator for nominal cost if decor changes. The urethane finish must be sent to a local paint shop for color changes. The snug fitting, frangible polyethylene cover is an attractive accessory to keep outdoor contents dry or hide interior trash.

How do you get started? Review the DEPLOYMENT GUIDE and then use the SPECIFICATION to select the finish and colors. Locate a 29” diameter circle on the plans where noted along with a designation that details the colors, finishes and accessories on the plans. Contact us at info@centerpointmfg.com to determine the proper force protection for your clients' consideration, current pricing and to have a copy of the selected confidential test report emailed to your office for your files. An installation, operation, maintenance and warranty manual will be emailed for builder information. You will be amazed that these life saving Trash receptacles are priced competitively with other premium commercial trash cans.

You can be assured that the product you specify is the one that Centerpoint delivers. The company is a U.S. owned and based manufacturer that has been building explosive resistant products over 5 years. The owner is a Professional Engineer that worked in the construction industry before starting Centerpoint Manufacturing, Inc. Our slogan, “Protecting Lives and Livelihoods”, is not taken lightly. Our products have a safety factor built into them and they pass all of our test criteria every time.

Give your firm and your client an opportunity to experience the security and longevity of the Centerpoint BRWR™ Security Trash Receptacles on your next project.