Most neighbors don't eagerly anticipate the arrival of their garbage man. But most neighbors don't have a national award-winning sanitation engineer like Felix Martinez taking away their trash and building long-term friendships along the way.
Every year, the National Waste and Recycling Association selects a driver of the year from 80,000 garbage truck drivers working for member companies. Martinez is the driver who rose to the top of the heap in 2023, thanks in part to nominations from community members along his Mt. Prospect route.What does it take to be named residential sanitation driver of the year? Safety comes first in what can be a very dangerous job.
When Fred Brill injured his back, he said, Martinez went the extra mile to help get the trash out — and now, they’re good friends. “I got into business because of my uncle Jose Martinez,” Martinez said. “He told my mom he needed my help, had a big day, and so I got out of bed, 3 a.m., and went with him.”Felix Martinez was named residential sanitation driver of the year. But he said later on, a gregarious co-worker named Leroy helped him understand his job in a new way — he could collect friendships along with the trash.
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