Green Coast Rubbish

Green Coast Rubbish was founded in 2006, when I was attending the University of British Columbia. The little red wagon you see in our logo is a very symbolic image for Green Coast. Ever since I was a young boy, it seems that I have been using a red wagon in some fashion or another, and it is for that exact reason why it is the foundation of our identity. From carting my brothers around in our youth, from playground to playground; to my first venture of collecting pop bottles or even delivering newspapers as a young man, the red wagon has always been there for me. Now many years later, it seems, it still is.
My brother and I started Green Coast Rubbish as an idea and a truck. Green Coast was founded on the principle of how to improve the way that waste was managed in our community. We felt there was a definite need to offer more environmentally conscious ways to deal with our waste.Enter 2016, and we have achieved what our major competitors have yet to. In 2016 we diverted 82% of the waste we hauled to recycling or other waste streams! Needless to say, we are ecstatic with our accomplishment, and we are working hard to improve our diversion rate for this year.
If you have the time, take a peek at our community page to learn more about how Green Coast is engaged in the community, as well as our media page to see what is the latest and greatest with Green Coast Rubbish.Our number one goal at Green Coast Rubbish is to minimize the amount of waste that ends up in our landfills. We reuse, recycle and donate your junk wherever possible, reducing our impact on the environment and keeping this Earth as green as we can!

What Do We Haul & Recycle?

• Large and Small Household Appliances
• Mattresses, Sofas, and Other Furniture
• Household Electronics
• Construction Building Materials
• Office Junk and Furniture
• Organic And Green Waste
• Yard Trimmings and Leaves
• Paint, Pesticides, and Flammable Liquids
• And Much More!

Recycling

Green Coast Rubbish is a business committed to making a difference—both in the services to our clients, as well as the broader community as a whole. We constantly strive to innovate our business practices to find inventive ways to recycle, repurpose, or reuse materials that would otherwise end up in our landfills. In fact, we diverted over 540 tonnes of waste from our landfill in 2016-equaling a 82% diversion rate!We offer custom recycling & reuse programs for all sorts of commercial and residential waste materials and products. Here is just some of the material we recycle:

Reuse & Donation
Wherever possible, we look for inventive ways to divert furniture, clothing, materials and goods to deserving community organizations that provide benefit to our community. In 2016, we donated approximately 4.66 tonnes of various items and materials to non-profit organizations, including: Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, Salvation Army, Canadian Diabetes Association, Helping Families in Need Society, and Spinal Cord Injury BC, to name but a few.

Diversion Statistics

Green Coast Rubbish is ecstatic to announce that we were able to achieve a diversion rate of 82% in 2016! In total, we hauled 661.29 tonnes of material for the year, and diverted 540.75 tonnes of material away from the landfill to alternative recycling and recovery waste stream sources. That’s material that didn’t end up in our landfill!Since 2010 we have successfully achieved a diversion rate of at least 75%, which translates to an impressive 2546.22 tonnes or 5,613,454.21 pounds of waste material that have been diverted away from our landfills during the past 6 years alone.Wherever possible, we look for inventive ways to divert furniture, clothing, household goods and other materials to deserving community organizations that provide benefit to our community. In 2016, we donated approximately 4.66 tonnes of various items and materials to non-profit organizations, including: Habitat for Humanity, Salvation Army, Canadian Diabetes Association and the Helping Families in Need Society.

• 33% or 219.70 t consisted of building materials: metal (ferrous & non-ferrous), drywall, concrete, tile, brick, dirt, asphalt & roofing shingles, etc.
• 31% or 204.42 t of biomass: wood, ply wood, wood by-products, etc.
• 16% or 108.44 t of others: furniture, mattresses, carpet, couches, appliances, electronics (TV’s, computers, stereos & cell & smart phones), batteries (car, marine & household), paint, Styrofoam, gasoline, pesticides, oil, aerosol cans, tires, plastic, cardboard, paper, newsprint, glass, organic waste water, florescent tubes, etc.
• 1% or 8.19 t of green waste & compost: branches, leaves, grass, organic debris, etc.

Commercial Junk Removal in Vancouver

Your office or store is your livelihood. The last thing you need to worry about is the pile of junk that is sitting in the corner of your office. Green Coast Rubbish can help keep your office or store clean so you can focus on running your business.We specialize in commercial junk removal and recycling for offices and warehouses throughout Metro Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.But we’re different from other junk removal companies. How? We actually care about where your waste goes. Through companies like you, we divert millions of tonnes of waste from landfills every year. We’re getting rid of your junk, saving you money, and protecting our environment. That’s a winning combination – and it’s the Green Coast Rubbish way.

Residential Junk Removal and Recycling in Vancouver

If you’ve got junk in your home that needs to go, don’t hesitate to call Green Coast Rubbish.We specialize in residential junk removal and recycling. We service homes throughout Metro Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.But we’re different from other junk removal companies. How? We actually care about where your waste goes. Through customers like you, we divert millions of tonnes of waste from landfills every year. We’re getting rid of your junk, saving you money, and protecting our environment. That’s a winning combination – and it’s the Green Coast Rubbish way.Junk doesn’t get rid of itself. It doesn’t stay out of landfills by itself either. It takes a committed team to get it done. Hire the Green Coast Rubbish team now and make an impact in your community!Residential junk removal entails removing your junk. It’s that simple. But we’ve got a few methods. The Green Coast Rubbish team can come to your house and haul your junk for you. Our competitive disposal and bin rates will apply. You get to do what you want and let our team take care of your trash!
If you feel you can handle the job yourself, we can simply bring you a bin outside your house and you can haul it in there. After that, we take care of the rest.
Our goal is to make sure that your things go to the right places. Items that can be recycled will be recycled. Items that can be donated to particular organizations for reuse will be done so. We hauled 661.29 tonnes of material in 2016 and diverted 540.75 tonnes away from the landfill to alternative recycling and recovery waste stream sources – for a 82% diversion rate!