Seven safety features that set our trucks apart

Adam Mitchell, Resource Management and Business Development At Mr. T Carting, we pride ourselves on safety, integrity, and constant never-ending improvement. People are the core of our business, and their safety is paramount. Here are seven safety features that set our trucks apart: Front look-around mirrors The first feature is the one Mr. T has used

Spooky, Sustainable Tips for Halloween 2022

Every holiday comes with its own host of waste and sustainability issues. Here are four common sources of Halloween waste, and our tips on how businesses can reduce, reuse, and recycle them. With these tips, you can enjoy the spooky season without being scared of generating waste. Candy Individually wrapped candies generate a spooky amount

Customer Feature: CupZero

Tucker Mitchell, Mr. T Carting Marketing Project Manager As part of our ongoing customer feature series, we sat down for an interview with Michael Cyr, the founder of CupZero. Started in 2019, the company provides reusable durable plastic cups for catering and event spaces. The Zero Waste service provides shipping, storage and cleans the cups–helping

Customer Feature: Precycle

Tucker Mitchell, Mr. T Carting Marketing Project Manager Mr. T Carting works with thousands of businesses across Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan. This is the first in a series highlighting our customers who are exploring the pathways to Zero Waste. Founded in 2018, Precycle is a package-free store, selling produce, bulk food and home goods from

Material Sustainability

Adam Mitchell, Mr. T Carting Resource Manager Remember the Super Bowl commercial where Pete Davidson got tackled? Hellman’s focused on food reuse, sending Jerod Mayo after some unsuspecting food-wasters. Don’t worry, we’re not going to send a linebacker after you if you forget to compost your 2-day-old dip. Here are 4 materials that people and

Mr. T Carting CPR Training

Paul Zambrotta, Mr. T Carting Safety Officer Sudden cardiac arrest is a public health crisis. The Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation reported that in the United States, in 2020, there were 356,361 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA). For adults, cardiac arrests mainly occur in the home (nearly 70%), approximately 19% occur in public, and about 11% occur

Teaching Lifting Techniques – Notes from the field on training Drivers and Helpers

Paul Zambrotta, Mr. T Carting Safety Officer Before COVID, there were roughly 108,000 business receiving private waste and recycling collection services in New York City. In most waste markets in the U.S., that many active customers would translate into a lot of dumpsters placed across a city. But in New York City’s densely populated five