Online ExclusivesCan Pink Manhole Covers Deter Theft?

Can Pink Manhole Covers Deter Theft?

Municipalities sometimes resort to unconventional means to keep its metal infrastructure from ending up at the scrapyard.
  • By Peter Kenter
  • May 04, 2015

Filed Under

Stabiloc, LLC Virtual Polymer Compounds Loss Prevention Manhole Cover Featured Theft

Sign Me Up!

Join your colleagues who already get great content delivered right to their inbox.

Sign up Digital!
If you don't want to bring your iPad into the bathroom, we can send you a magazine subscription for free!

Subscribe to Print!
Can Pink Manhole Covers Deter Theft?
With thefts on the rise, the City of Danville, Virginia, has painted its manhole covers pink, like the one shown here, so the covers are easily identifiable if thieves attempt to turn in the metal for scrap.

The theft of manhole covers seems to occur in waves. Rising steel prices tend to encourage the theft of manhole covers and associated metal infrastructure. At the same time, economic hardship sometimes encourages thieves to target manhole covers as an easy mark, even when scrap...

Please login or register to view MSW articles. It's free, fast and easy!

Popular Stories

July 18, 2024 Kids Are the Actors in These Water Education Videos
Kids Are the Actors in These Water Education Videos
July 17, 2024 Stanford Researchers Propose New Metrics to Assess Water Affordability
Stanford Researchers Propose New Metrics to Assess Water Affordability
July 16, 2024 Nominations Open for NASTT 2025 Hall of Fame
Nominations Open for NASTT 2025 Hall of Fame
July 15, 2024 NUCA Acquires Dozer Day Program
NUCA Acquires Dozer Day Program
July 15, 2024 NuFlow Crew Demonstrates Cold Cure UV Technology at WWETT Show
NuFlow Crew Demonstrates Cold Cure UV Technology at WWETT Show
July 12, 2024 U.S. Wastewater Treatment Industry Sees Steady Revenue Growth from 2000 to 2022
U.S. Wastewater Treatment Industry Sees Steady Revenue Growth from 2000 to 2022

Discussion

Comments on this site are submitted by users and are not endorsed by nor do they reflect the views or opinions of COLE Publishing, Inc. Comments are moderated before being posted.