Toter introduces new cart latch

Charlotte, North Carolina-based Toter, a Wastequip company manufacturing two-wheel carts for curbside collection of waste, recycling and organics, has launched a new lid latch for carts. 

Fully compatible with automated waste collection trucks, DuraLatch features gravity-based functionality, meaning the lid opens automatically when the garbage truck tips and empties the cart. The lid then latches when the cart is set back down on the curb. Toter says DuraLatch meets the collector’s need for automatic opening at dumping, as well as the user’s, allowing the lid to be opened with just one finger. An audible “click” lets users know when the lid is securely shut.  

The DuraLatch protects cart contents from rain, moisture and Mother Nature with its secure latching capability, according to Toter. 

“As the industry landscape evolves—particularly in regard to residential collection—new product development has to adapt,” says Jim Pickett, vice president of sales for Toter. “Until now, carts could be cumbersome when used for automated curbside collection without gravity-based functionality and couldn’t handle exposure to wind without a latching mechanism to keep its contents secure. There was a real need in the marketplace for a cost-effective and better-engineered lid latch, and Toter’s DuraLatch meets this need for our customers,” adds Pickett.