Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · North Carolina
Zero Waste Recycling
Charlotte, NC · ~267 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Zero Waste Recycling runs at 66% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.
Zero Waste Recycling: 1.4 TCR = 66% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Zero Waste Recycling safety composite
Zero Waste Recycling scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Zero Waste Recycling: 0.0 → 2.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 2.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.86× in 2024
Zero Waste Recycling's TCR rose 2.1 from 0.0 in 2022 to 2.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 2.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Charlotte, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.4 · 66% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #13/37
- PHOTO Macon - Lower Poplar
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~267 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Macon - Lower Poplar (0.0 TCR gap)
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Zero Waste Recycling in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Trademark Meta
Trademark Metals Recycling LLC Landstreet
1.5 TCR
- Greif (RG Hard
Greif (RG Hardeeville)
1.5 TCR
- This site
Zero Waste Recycling
1.4 TCR
- Macon - Lower
Macon - Lower Poplar
1.4 TCR
- CMC Recycling
CMC Recycling Liberty
1.4 TCR
What this shows Zero Waste Recycling averages 1.4 TCR (66% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Zero Waste Recycling TCR series: 2022=0 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 2.2
Where Zero Waste Recycling falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 84% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 37 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in North Carolina.
Zero Waste Recycling has more employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · NC · Charlotte
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 2,058 employers in Charlotte, NC · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Macon - Lower Poplar | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trademark Metals Recycling LLC Landstreet | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greif (RG Hardeeville) | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CMC Recycling Liberty | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Alamance Foods - Worth Street Plant | 267 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harland Clarke High Point | 267 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KBI Biopharma - Patriot Park | 267 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Plant # 9 | 267 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1101-Carolinas Medical Center (1101) | 8,444 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0001-Carolinas Medical Center | 8,032 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4795-AA-CLT-CHARLOTTE-CLT-TRML | 7,295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 4,973 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wilkie Masonry Inc. | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OraSure Technologies Inc. | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westfall Technik | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Virtus Nutrition, LLC | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookestone Village | 267 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Noah's Ark Waterpark | 267 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pompano | 267 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Baddour Center, Inc. | 267 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.