DALLAS, May 22, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Houston may have gotten a bad reputation recently for skipping pooper scooper duty for its pets, but it ranks tops in Cleanest Cities, according to SuperPages.com. In a ranking of cleaning categories on Verizon's SuperPages.com, Houston is the Cleanest City in the U.S., followed by Los Angeles, Manhattan and Chicago. SuperPages.com ranked the cities based on the number of listings in cleaning categories including Cleaning Services, Pet Waste Removal Services and Street Cleaning.
Here are the Top 20 Cities for Cleaning and Pet Waste Removal Services from SuperPages.com:
1. Houston 2. Los Angeles 3. Manhattan 4. Chicago 5. Las Vegas 6. Tampa, Fla. 7. Brooklyn, N.Y. 8. Dallas 9. San Diego 10. Portland, Ore. 11. Minneapolis 12. Phoenix 13. Denver 14. Atlanta 15. Seattle 16. Philadelphia 17. Jacksonville, Fla. 18. Pittsburgh 19. Indianapolis, Ind. 20. San Jose, Calif.
"House cleaning doesn't have to be a chore these days," said Robyn Rose, vice president of Internet marketing for Verizon's SuperPages.com. "You can find a local service to clean your chimney, clean your carpets or clean up after your dog. They even do windows. Plus, the star ratings and accompanying business reviews and profiles help you find the service based on feedback from your neighbors who have tried the service."
Go to http://www.superpages.com or check your Verizon Yellow Pages directory to find local services to help keep your home, street and city clean.
About Verizon SuperPages.com
Verizon Information Services, a division of Verizon Communications Corp. (NYSE:VZ), is the nation's most advanced provider of yellow pages and related shopping information. It has $3.5 billion in revenues from products including: Verizon Yellow Pages; Verizon SuperPages.com (http://www.superpages.com), the nation's best Internet directory and a leading online shopping resource; and the SuperPages On the Go information directory offered through Verizon Wireless Get It Now services and on other wireless carriers. The company is the largest publisher of Hispanic directories in the U.S. and the first to provide a Hispanic online shopping resource (http://www.superpages.com/espanol).
The Verizon SuperPages logo is available at http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=2272