Green Initiatives

Green is more than just our color

At Manhattan Beer Distributors, we know that in order to effect change, we all must contribute. For this reason, we have continuously invested in minimizing our environmental footprint across several areas of our business.

New York State DEP Commissioner visiting Manhattan Beer Distributors' electric truck charging station.
Manhattan Beer Distributors heavy duty electric truck is parked at its charging station.

Electric Delivery Vehicles

Manhattan Beer Distributors was the first customer on the East Coast to purchase Volvo’s VNRe heavy-duty electric trucks. Since then, we've continued to expand our electric fleet, and we've installed 14 electric vehicle chargers at our Bronx headquarters.

Solar Energy

We operate one of the largest, privately-owned Solar Panel Programs in the NYC-area with solar farms installed atop our warehouses in the Bronx, Suffern, and Queens. Altogether, these three facilities supply more than 3 MW of solar power.

Rail Transportation

We receive nearly half of our product by rail, thus annually removing tens of thousands of tractor-trailer trucks from our communities’ streets and highways. We’ve invested in expanding rail service at 3 of our 5 facilities.

Renewable Natural Gas

We were the first company in the Northeast to convert a portion of our Diesel-powered fleet to Compressed Natural Gas, or CNG, trucks. Continuing over two decades since the onset of the program, Manhattan Beer Distributors has expanded this fleet, currently operating over 200 CNG trucks as well as 3 private on-site fueling stations. More recently, we partnered to make use of Renewable Natural Gas, or RNG, which is natural gas recaptured from landfills, waste treatment plans and farms.

An overhead shot of MBD's compressed natural gas filling station on Long Island.

Recycling

As a deposit initiator under New York State’s bottle bill, we manage a recycling operation that handles more than 750 million glass and aluminum containers each year. We pick up empty containers from customers and redemption centers, and we ensure that the glass, aluminum, and paper are processed for reuse.