Sustainability
Industrial Carting is committed to helping customers understand the importance of waste reduction and a circular economy. Our deep experience in recycling enables us to support customers in better understanding and their waste streams and tracking environmental success.
Our customers’ success is our success! Over the past three years, Industrial Carting diverted 40% of the waste collected from our customers to become raw materials for other products. Industrial Carting looks forward to increasing this diversion rate as we expand and leverage partnerships with premier sustainability companies.
Our 3 Year Diversion Rate
Our Suite of Zero Waste Services
Achieving your zero waste goals requires a sound plan. Understanding what your business disposes is crucial to achieving your goals and creating organizational buy-in, support and participation. We help you assess your current position and design solutions to reduce and responsibly manage the waste your organization produces.
Waste Survey
Our trained staff will measure your waste and recyclables by volume or weight. The goal of each survey is to assist customers in clearly understanding the amount of waste generated to provide transparency.
Our Sustainability Partners
Under Commercial Waste Zoning, Industrial Carting will leverage partnerships with premier sustainability companies in the Brookyn area. Our list of well-vetted industry leaders, support Industrial Carting’s efforts to educate our customers and increase recycling to support a circular economy.
Emerson Recycling Corp
As Industrial Carting’s sister company, Emerson Recycling operates a registered recycling facility in Brooklyn West. Cardboard, paper and textiles collected from our customers are recycled at this facility. Our proximity enables efficient access to customers, timely service and cost-effective pricing all while minimizing environmental impact.
Sims Municipal Recycling
Sims Municipal Recycling is Industrial Carting’s processor for mixed recycling, including metal, glass and plastics. From their state of the art Sunset Park waterfront facility, Sims processes more than 200,000 tons of MGP that New Yorkers put into their recycling bins each year.
Hodge Organics
Hodge Organics and Industrial Carting will collect organics from small restaurants and grocers across the Brooklyn West area to close the loop on food waste. Food brought to regional farms for composting, in addition customers provided detailed reports on their organics diversion.
CHiPS
As part of Industrial Carting’s food recovery program, CHIPS, a local food pantry, will receive excess edible food from local businesses. CHIPS mission is to eliminate food insecurity within our community. We look forward to supporting this mission by increasing waste diversion of edible food within the waste stream.
Common Ground Compost
Common Ground is Industrial Carting’s zero waste services partner providing third party waste auditing and zero waste characterization studies. As well regarded zero waste experts in program design, staff training and education, they are able to identify opportunities to reduce waste and save money.
South Brooklyn Mutual Aid
As part of Industrial Carting’s food recovery program, South Brooklyn Mutual Aid, will provide volunteers to rescue and transport excess edible food from local business to food pantries and their network of community refrigerators. We look forward to supporting this network by increasing waste diversion of edible food within the waste stream.
...We are especially proud of our 15-year work with Industrial Carting on collecting organics waste, being ahead of the curve on a responsible best practice.
Virginia Dare
Industrial Carting has maintained the highest standards of service, safety and is leading efforts in sustainability through their commitment to reduce emissions, their focus on pedestrian and cycling safety and their efforts to improve noise pollution through their use of enhanced hydraulic technology. Industrial Carting is already at the forefront of meeting the City’s proposed outcomes and is well suited to continue servicing our neighborhood.
Gowanus Canal Conservancy
…the Myrtle Avenue BID wants to acknowledge Industrial Carting’s exceptional service and commitment to safety and sustainability, and express our desire for our member businesses to continue to work with Industrial Carting…
Myrtle Avenue BID
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