Fresh Start Recycling and Disposal Ltd

Fresh Start Recycling and Disposal Ltd. is more than just a junk hauling company. Recycling and disposal is our business, yes. However, helping our community thrive is our heart. We're dedicated junk haulers who use our talent for cleaning up big messes to create opportunities for growth in our community – particularly Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES).Our approach to every project is simple: we show up on time, sort thoroughly, recycle conscientiously, and haul efficiently. Our team consists of a variety of keen, capable hires – from recent grads with impeccable business acumen to people who've faced employment barriers in the past. Together, this dedicated motley crew completes every task meticulously and leaves every site with a smile.From Burnaby to Vancouver, Richmond to the North Shore, and pretty much everywhere in between, our team works to remove, recycle, and repurpose junk of all kinds with experience and care.

Fresh Starts for homes, businesses, SROs, and communities, too.

In 2005, Thomas Goodall decided to get into the junk hauling business – but with a socially and environmentally conscious spin. He founded Fresh Start Recycling & Disposal Ltd. – a company with a keen commitment to decluttering – but never at the expense of our planet or our community.
The vision for Fresh Start is simple and lofty: To be a conscientious recycling and disposal service that uses its success in business to help communities thrive.
We work toward this goal daily through innovation, mentorship, low-barrier employment opportunities, planet-first thinking, patience, and good old-fashioned kindness.

You're going to like the way we do business.

When we started Fresh Start Recycling and Disposal in 2005, our goal was to create an honest, integral, community-boosting business that would be nice to the environment and provide unparalleled service to our clients. With stacks of thank you letters and scads of happy clients, we feel confident that we are hauling junk and affecting change in the very best way every day.
Here's what to expect when you work with Fresh Start:
Superb recycling and disposal services
We're not just a bunch of guys with a truck. We actually know garbage and recycling. We even love it (seriously).
Community-focused initiatives
Whether we're removing an old mattress from an upscale home in North Van or assisting clients who suffer from a wide range of behavioural or societal issues sort through their home in the DTES, all of our work centres on giving back and building community. Learn more here.
Planet-first processes
We have a three-step approach: Recycle, donate, then dispose. This keeps the garbage pile small, and the environmental impact minimal. We purposefully drive small trucks and follow Vancouver's no-idling rules rigidly. When we're not hauling, we commute on scooters. Every little bit counts!
Fresh experiences
Customer service is at the forefront of the Fresh Start experience. From the first phone call to the last haul, our aim is for you to feel understood, cared for, and absolutely thrilled.
A little bit of fun, too
We really like hauling, sorting, recycling, donating, and cleaning. Managing challenging situations is fun for us because we're good at it. Expect our team to always smile, converse, and engage. We like to have fun out there.

We do a lot of things really well.

Waste Reduction and Recycling Services
We don't just pick up, sort, and dispose of junk; we create waste management plans too. We show up, take a look at what you have, and create a plan for disposing of it safely and responsibly. So it declutters your life without adding clutter to the planet.
Hazardous Waste Assessment
We specialize in challenging clean ups, which means, if you have questionable materials – like banned substances, old drywall, paints, solvents, asbestos, needles/sharps – we can advise you on how to properly dispose of them and then actually do the work for you.
Hoarding Clean-ups
We work with SROs and Property Management companies in the Downtown Eastside to help tenants who struggle with hoarding tendencies clean up. We are patient and understanding, and are well-versed in working with marginalized people to help them manage their spaces better.
Moves and Renovations
Moves can be messy. We help you get rid of what you no longer want, haul away what's left when tenants move out, and clear rooms pre- and post-renovations.
Infestation Removal
When critters show up, don't scream; call Fresh Start. We work in partnership with pest control companies to clear rooms, uncover infestations, and get rid of bed bugs, cockroaches, and rodents fast.
Waste Audits
If you're embarking on a LEED-certified project or are keen to know the impact of your company's waste management impact, Fresh Start can come in to review and breakdown your waste, then provide an analysis and recommendations to reduce impact.
Disaster Clean-up
Fires and floods leave hefty messes. The Fresh Start team comes in post-disaster to clean up the area, remove damaged rubbish, and prepare the site for the restoration company.
Donations
Oftentimes, great, reusuable, repurposeable items end up in the landfill because no one has the means to drop it off for donation. Before you put that couch in the trash, call Fresh Start. We know where items can be donated and can help you keep perfectly great goods out of the landfill.

Recycling

Electronics
We take your used computers, printers, scanners, and more to different depots in Vancouver depending on the type of material. For electronic recycling know-how, check the Encorp site here
We also recycle empty HP laser toner cartridges with Digitech. You can give them a call here: 604-322-5433
Garden Waste
We never dump green loads in the landfill; instead we take them to appropriate places to be turned into compost.
For the City of Vancouver's garden waste guidelines click here.
To find a Wastech garden waste transfer station near you, click here.
Concrete, tile, rock
Concrete, tile, and rock can all be recycled and reused for clean fill in new development projects. For local drop-off locations, visit Eco Waste. Note that this is a cash only facility.
Drywall
We drop off drywall at New West Gypsum, the unrivalled provider of recycled gypsum in the world.
Plastics
All sorts of plastics are recycle – way beyond the limitations of city blue bins. We send all plastics to our friends at Urban Waste. Check them out here.
Metals
We haul scrap metal to Pacific Metals.
Blue Box Recycling
For everything that can be dumped in a blue box, we connect with our friends at Return It and Recycling Alternatives to make sure that it ends up in the right place (and not in the landfill).