High-rise eliminates trash chute odors building-wide
An 18-story residential tower deployed Luften's automated odor program at the chute and trash room. Within 30 days resident complaints dropped to a handful per quarter.
Stop trash room odors from compromising your facility's standards. Luften targets the source of the scent to keep communal areas neutral and professional between every collection.


Stop the cycle of reactive spraying. Luften targets the biofilm and organic waste that coat trash room surfaces, neutralizing odors at their origin. By treating the actual organic load, we ensure a consistently fresh environment that standard air fresheners simply cannot achieve.
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Features
Bacterial chemistry digests the residue causing the odor.
Automated dispensing means no daily manual treatment.
Non-caustic, non-masking, occupant-friendly.
Dosing matched to room size and pickup schedule.
"Complaints dropped almost overnight. The system runs without us thinking about it."
"Our staff used to scrub and spray every shift. Now odors stay gone between visits."
"Residents and guests both noticed the difference within the first week."
"Reliable, discreet, and finally a real fix instead of perfume."
Real facilities. Real numbers. See how Luften's automated programs delivered measurable outcomes.
An 18-story residential tower deployed Luften's automated odor program at the chute and trash room. Within 30 days resident complaints dropped to a handful per quarter.
A 200-bed community paired continuous dispensing with targeted chemistry. Staff stopped chasing odors and family-visit feedback improved.
A class-A office property cut perceived restroom odor issues to near zero with a continuous program tuned to occupancy patterns.
Permanent trash room odor control means treating the organic residue and biofilm on floors, walls, and drains, not spraying the air. Luften installs automated dispensing that releases neutralizing and bacterial chemistry on a schedule tuned to your room size and pickup days, then refills and services it monthly so the odor never rebuilds between collections.
Because pressure washing removes visible waste but leaves the bacterial film in grout, floor drains, and compactor seams, which keeps generating odor within hours. A continuous dosing program keeps that film from re-establishing, which is why buildings on a monthly managed program stop needing emergency cleanings.
Luften prices trash room programs monthly based on room size, chute and compactor count, and pickup frequency, and the price includes equipment, installation, chemistry, refills, and service visits. There is no equipment purchase and no contract, and the first walkthrough and trial are free.
Tell us about your property. A Luften engineer will assess your system and recommend the right program — then handle install and ongoing service.
Luften services buildings across New York City and the surrounding tri-state area on a monthly route. If your neighborhood is on this list, a technician is already nearby every month.
Financial District · Tribeca · SoHo · Nolita · NoHo · Chinatown · Lower East Side · East Village · West Village · Greenwich Village · Chelsea · Hudson Yards · Flatiron · Gramercy · Murray Hill · Midtown East · Midtown West · Hell's Kitchen · Upper East Side · Upper West Side · Morningside Heights · Harlem · Washington Heights · Inwood · Battery Park City
DUMBO · Brooklyn Heights · Downtown Brooklyn · Williamsburg · Greenpoint · Bushwick · Bedford-Stuyvesant · Fort Greene · Clinton Hill · Cobble Hill · Carroll Gardens · Boerum Hill · Park Slope · Prospect Heights · Crown Heights · Red Hook · Sunset Park · Bay Ridge · Sheepshead Bay · Flatbush · Midwood · Coney Island · Bensonhurst
Long Island City · Astoria · Sunnyside · Woodside · Jackson Heights · Elmhurst · Corona · Flushing · Forest Hills · Rego Park · Ridgewood · Kew Gardens
Riverdale · Fordham · Mott Haven · Concourse · Pelham Bay · Throggs Neck
St. George · Stapleton
Great Neck · Long Beach · Garden City
Yonkers · New Rochelle · White Plains
Downtown Jersey City · Jersey City Heights · Journal Square · Hoboken · Weehawken · Union City · West New York · North Bergen · Secaucus · Bayonne · Newark · Harrison · Kearny · Elizabeth · Fort Lee · Edgewater
Stamford · Greenwich