What Waste Control Services does

Waste Control Services Inc. (WCS) is a privately held British Columbia corporation founded in 1993 that provides waste collection, recycling, organics diversion, hazardous/special waste handling, document shredding, and zero-waste consulting services to commercial businesses and multi-family residential buildings across the Greater Vancouver / Lower Mainland region. The company operates from a headquarters and maintenance facility in Coquitlam and a self-service Recycling & Shredding Depot in North Vancouver, serving customers across Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Richmond, Langley, Delta, UBC, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, and Maple Ridge.

The company's core technology is physical waste-management infrastructure rather than software: in-house manufactured compactors and balers with custom configurations (including low-profile underground-parkade variants, liquid-tight seals, odour elimination, and fire-rated protection) backed by a 5-year warranty; certified compostable bags meeting ASTM 6400; and a cold-compacting system that converts bulky Styrofoam into dense polystyrene bricks for downstream transport. WCS sells this equipment through its WCS Depot online store and bundles it with recurring collection services, while routing collected material through a downstream ecosystem of processors including Merlin Plastics, Westcoast Plastics, Blue Planet Recycling, Intco Recycling, Harvest Power, and Sea to Sky Soils.

WCS makes money through a mix of recurring subscription contracts for commercial and residential collection (bundled across waste, recycling, and organics streams), one-time product sales for bins, bags, compactors, and balers, transactional fees for shredding ($7/banker box or $0.30/lb) and car-seat recycling ($5/seat), and professional-services fees for waste audits and weight reporting. Its go-to-market is sales-led direct sales with account managers and a 'Request a Quote' funnel, complemented by referral partnerships (notably through Recycle BC's multi-family program), community event sponsorships, and case-study-driven content marketing.

Name

Waste Control Services

Legal name

Waste Control Services Inc.

Website

https://wastecontrolservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Waste Control Services is a privately held British Columbia waste management and recycling company, founded in 1993, serving commercial businesses and multi-family residential buildings across the Greater Vancouver region with bundled collection, organics, custom-built compactors, and zero-waste consulting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Office Waste Collection (Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hazardous Waste & Universal Waste Handling (Batteries, Lamps, Aerosols) (BPABALAE)

Keywords

• Waste collection services
• Recycling services
• Organics collection
• Waste management consulting
• Compactor manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Commercial Waste Collection Services: Collection and disposal services for commercial businesses including waste, recycling, organics, hazardous/special waste, and paper shredding. Services can be bundled for cost savings.
2. Residential Waste Collection Services: Cost-effective waste, recycling, and organics collection solutions for multi-family dwellings and rental buildings.
3. Product Sales (Compactors and Balers): Sale of custom-built compactors and industrial balers for commercial waste management. Includes 5-year warranty and optional preventative maintenance program.
4. Product Sales (Bins and Bags): Sale of internal collection bins, certified compostable bags, and bag dispensers for commercial and residential recycling programs.
5. Document Shredding Services: Confidential paper document shredding at depot or pickup service for 20+ boxes. Fees charged per banker box or per pound.
6. Car Seat Recycling: Recycling of baby and child car seats at $5 per seat, collected from Western Canada.
7. Waste Consulting Services: Waste audits, weight reporting, and consulting to help customers meet waste reduction goals and compliance requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Waste Control Services provides scheduled waste, recycling, and organics collection for commercial enterprises and multi-family residential buildings across the Greater Vancouver area. The company also delivers waste auditing and consulting, custom-built compaction and baling equipment, paper shredding, and a self-serve drop-off depot supported by an online store for bins, bags, and supplies.

Product overview

Waste Control Services offers a unified suite of waste management and recycling services rather than a modular software platform. The portfolio spans four core service areas: Commercial Services (waste collection, recycling, organics, hazardous waste, paper shredding, zero waste innovations), Residential Services for multi-family buildings, Waste Consulting (audits and weight reporting), and Product Solutions (custom-built compactors, balers, and collection bins/bags). Services are available à la carte or bundled, with a physical depot for specialized drop-offs including confidential shredding and specialty recycling (styrofoam, soft plastics, car seats).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Waste, Recycling, and Organics Collection Scheduled pickup of waste, recycling, and organics streams for commercial customers in the Greater Vancouver area, including industrial, retail, attraction, and event operators.
• Multi-Family Residential Waste Collection Centralized waste, recycling, and organics collection programs for apartments, condos, and rental buildings, contracted through property managers and strata councils.
• Waste Consulting and Auditing Custom waste assessments, audits, and reporting for commercial and multi-family clients to identify diversion opportunities and optimize service sizing.
• Custom Compactors and Balers Custom-built stationary compactors and balers, including a cold-compacting system for Styrofoam, designed and manufactured in-house to customer waste profiles.
• WCS Depot Drop-off Services Self-serve drop-off facility in North Vancouver accepting residential and commercial customers for waste, recycling, and specialty items on a unit-based fee schedule.
• Paper Shredding Services Document destruction service available to commercial and residential customers, typically delivered through the depot channel.
• Collection Bins, Bags, and Supplies Supply of waste receptacles and certified compostable bags sold alongside collection services to support customers' waste and organics programs.
• WCS Depot Online Store Online store allowing customers to purchase bins, bags, and related supplies directly.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 95% waste diversion achieved at multiple events
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Recycle BCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014WCS is a multi-family collector of recycling across the Lower Mainland for Recycle BC (formerly Multi-Material British Columbia). Provides education, in-person support, and knowledge of recycling to residents. Distributes Recycle BC recycling brochures annually and maintains relationships with property managers.
• Pacific National Exhibition (PNE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner5+ year partnership as PNE's recycling and waste hauler. WCS provides bin placement, vendor education, back-of-house processes, and waste diversion reporting. Supports PNE's goal to divert 75% of waste from landfill by 2020.
• Vancity Credit UnionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerZero Waste partner alongside WCS at PNE events.
• Binner's ProjectminorGTM or Marketing PartnerZero Waste partner at PNE events. WCS sponsors the Binner's Project's involvement.
• Return-ItminorGTM or Marketing PartnerZero Waste partner alongside WCS at PNE events.
• Evan Solutions Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwo-year partnership continuing for mass recycling of baby and child car seats collected from across Western Canada.
• Andina Brewing Co.minorOthersCraft brewery customer using spent grain collection and full brewery waste recycling services.
• Dageraad BrewingminorOthersCraft brewery customer using spent grain collection and brewery waste recycling.
• Beere BrewingminorOthersCraft brewery customer referenced as part of Vancouver brewery community.
• Powell Street Craft BreweryminorOthersCraft brewery customer referenced as part of Vancouver brewery community.
• Merlin PlasticscoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary plastic processor on Annacis Island in Delta, BC. Receives WCS compacted soft and hard plastics. More than 90% of Merlin's recycled plastics are sold to North American companies.
• Mulgrave SchoolminorOthersWest Vancouver school with 3-year waste audit and recycling program partnership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GFL Environmental: Canada-headquartered, publicly listed waste management company with national solid waste, recycling, organics, and hazardous waste services. Operates broadly across BC including the Lower Mainland, offering overlapping capabilities but at vastly greater scale.
• Stericycle: Specialty waste services company focused on regulated and hazardous waste streams, document shredding, and compliance services. Comparable to WCS's hazardous/special waste and paper shredding offerings, with much greater national scale.
• Waste Management, Inc. Largest North American waste services provider offering collection, recycling, and disposal across the full value chain. Operates in BC and represents the dominant incumbent against which regional players like WCS compete for commercial and municipal accounts.
• Republic Services: Second-largest US-based solid waste and recycling company with multi-line offerings across residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Comparable end-markets and service lines, though primarily US-focused with some Canadian exposure.
• Waste Connections: Major North American solid waste services company with significant BC and Western Canada operations through predecessor companies. Competitor for municipal and commercial collection tenders in the same region as WCS.

Others

• Merlin Plastics: Annacis Island (Delta, BC) plastics recycler and primary downstream processor for WCS's compacted soft and hard plastics. Not a competitor but a closely linked value-chain partner on whose operations WCS's plastics recycling stream depends.

Emerging players

• Cascades Recovery+: Recycling and recovery division of Cascades Inc., focused on commercial and industrial recycling in Eastern Canada with growing Western presence. Partial overlap on recycling streams and commercial customers relevant to WCS's zero-waste positioning.

Direct peers

• Emterra Environmental: Canadian multi-material recycling and waste diversion company with municipal and commercial collection programs across multiple provinces. Comparable in offering multi-stream recycling, organics, and consulting services.
• Smithrite Disposal: Vancouver-based commercial and residential waste, recycling, and organics hauler serving the same Greater Vancouver market as Waste Control Services. Closely comparable in service mix, geography, and customer base (multi-family and commercial).
• Super Save Group: BC-based waste and recycling services provider serving commercial, residential, and multi-family customers in the Lower Mainland. Comparable regional scale and service offering to WCS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Waste_Control

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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