Go Zero Recycle Inc.

What Go Zero Recycle Inc. does

Go Zero Recycle Inc. is a Quebec-based, privately held recycling services company founded in 2021 and headquartered in Magog, Canada. It designs and sells pre-paid recycling boxes (envelope, small, medium, large, and pallet-bag formats) across eight vertical categories — Healthcare, Home, Construction, Industrial, Business, School, Event, and Textile — targeted at hard-to-recycle and non-traditional waste streams that municipal recycling systems do not accept, with a starting focus on disposable PPE generated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Box prices range from roughly USD 12 for an envelope to USD 1,103 for a pallet bag, and the company also operates sponsored corporate recycling programs (e.g., with Desjardins and Medsup Medical) where partners fund free recycling for their customers.

Underlying the offering is a multi-material processing facility in Magog combining manual sorting, density separation, optical and IR scanning, eco-friendly washing, plastic extrusion into pellets, material compounding, glass cullet production, metal ingot casting, and composting, plus the RealCycle traceability platform that assigns unique codes to every box and provides a 24/7 client portal with automated recycling certificates. The company distributes through its own Shopify e-commerce site, UPS carbon-neutral shipping for prepaid returns, free curbside pickup at the Magog warehouse, and free drop-off at partner locations, while also pursuing direct B2B sales into healthcare, government, and enterprise accounts.

Revenue mechanics mix one-time box sales, recurring sponsored-program fees, and customized enterprise services; named customers span Air Canada, Desjardins, Casinos Loto-Québec, SQDC, Correctional Service Canada, Canadian Space Agency, CHU Sainte-Justine, and Cégep de Lévis, and the company has been recognized via the BGIS 2023 Global Supplier Innovation Awards (Honourable Mention). Operations are anchored in Canada with stated reach into the United States, and cumulative throughput is reported at 2.5 million kg of material recycled.

Name

Go Zero Recycle Inc.

Legal name

Go Zero Recycle Inc.

Website

https://gozerorecycle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Go Zero Recycle is a Quebec-based recycling services company that sells pre-paid, multi-material recycling boxes and sponsored programs for hard-to-recycle waste streams, serving healthcare, government, enterprise, and consumer customers across eight verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Waste Collection (56211), Solid Waste Collection (562111)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Material Recovery Facilities (MRF) & Single-Stream Recycling Processing (IMAIAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

On-site Recycling Programs (Single-Stream, Source-Separated) (BPABALAB), Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD), Packaging Waste Sorting & Recycling Technologies (Mechanical/Chemical Recycling, Sorting Systems) (IMALAMAL)

Keywords

• Specialty recycling services
• PPE recycling programs
• Circular economy solutions
• Waste traceability platform
• Recycling box subscriptions

Headquarters

HQ city

Magog

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recycling Box Sales: Customers purchase recycling boxes in various sizes (envelopes, small boxes, medium boxes, large boxes, pallet bags) with different delivery and return options. Each box sale includes treatment, recycling, reconversion of materials, RealCycle traceability, and recycling certificates.
2. Sponsored Recycling Programs: Partnership programs where participating companies fund free circular economy recycling solutions for their clients. Companies pay to offer specialized recycling programs for their products (e.g., Medsup Medical PPE recycling program).
3. Enterprise Services: Customized recycling services including personalized recycling programs and full material transportation logistics for large organizations with significant recycling needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Go Zero Recycle designs, sells, and operates specialty recycling box programs for hard-to-recycle and non-traditional waste streams such as PPE, coffee pods, beauty packaging, construction debris, industrial materials, and textiles. Customers purchase recycling boxes (or participate in sponsored programs), ship or drop them off at the company's Magog, Quebec facility, and receive tracked processing—including sorting, separation, reconversion into new raw materials, and automated recycling certificates—through the proprietary RealCycle traceability platform.

Product overview

Go Zero Recycle Inc. offers a circular economy recycling platform centered on specialized Go Zero Recycling Boxes sold in multiple sizes (Envelope, Box Small, Box Medium, Box Large, Pallet Bag) across eight product categories: Healthcare, Home, Construction, Industrial, Business, School, Event, and Textile. The core product is the All-In-One Recycling Box, which accepts multiple material types for customers unsure of their specific recycling needs. The company also operates sponsored recycling programs in partnership with companies like Medsup Medical, where the sponsoring company funds free recycling solutions for their clients. The RealCycle traceability platform provides unique tracking codes on every box, enabling 24/7 online tracking through collection, receiving, sorting, separation, reconversion, and certification stages. Transportation logistics are handled via UPS Carbon Neutral shipping with prepaid return options, or free pickup/drop-off at the company's Magog, Quebec facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RealCycle: Unique traceability system that tracks every Go Zero Box and Recycling Program Shipment through the recycling process, providing 24/7 access to the RealCycle Client Portal and issuing recycling certificates upon completion.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.5 million kg of materials recycled (masks, gloves, gowns, office supplies, beauty products, food containers, and more)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Medsup MedicalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Go Zero and Medsup Medical partnered to create a free worldwide recycling program for Medsup Medical eligible products. Medsup Medical shares warehouse space with Go Zero to use as drop-off locations. The partnership offers Medsup Medical customers access to Go Zero's recycling services.
• Défi PolyteckcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDéfi Polyteck is a social economy enterprise hiring people with functional limitations to give them a better quality of life. They specialize in industrial material processing, providing disinfecting and sorting services for Go Zero's recycling operations.
• UPScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUPS provides carbon neutral shipping options for Go Zero's recycling box delivery and return services. Prepaid return labels available for customers. Contact number: 1-800-742-5877.
• Certified ManufacturersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGo Zero provides recycled raw material to certified manufacturers selected based on criteria including proximity, sustainable manufacturing process, benefits to communities, eco-designed products, recyclable products, and useful products.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GFL Environmental: Large North American waste and recycling incumbent providing solid waste collection, recycling and processing services — represents the scaled competitor Go Zero could face if it expands beyond the hard-to-recycle niche.
• Waste Management Inc. Largest North American integrated waste management and recycling services provider; increasingly adding specialized recycling programs that could encroach on Go Zero's niche.

Direct peers

• Cleanfarms: Canadian stewardship organization operating industry-funded recycling programs for agricultural, livestock and healthcare plastics — directly comparable to Go Zero's sponsored Medsup Medical program and producer-funded circular-economy model.
• TerraCycle: Closest direct competitor: TerraCycle pioneered mail-back / box-based hard-to-recycle waste solutions for consumers, brands and municipalities worldwide, running branded zero-waste boxes and sponsored recycling programs — the same model Go Zero sells.
• GreenMantra Technologies: Canadian plastics upcycling company using advanced processing to convert hard-to-recycle polymers into specialty waxes and additives; overlaps with Go Zero's pellet extrusion and material-compounding capabilities.

Regional players

• Revolution Recycling: Canadian multi-stream recycling processor with sorting and processing infrastructure similar in concept to Go Zero's Magog facility, focused on Ontario rather than Quebec.
• Recycle BC: British Columbia's producer-funded residential packaging and paper recycling system — relevant stewardship-program peer operating in a different Canadian province than Go Zero.

Emerging players

• Plastic Bank: Operates collection and traceability infrastructure for hard-to-recycle ocean-bound plastics and partners with consumer brands for funded recycling — close analogue to Go Zero's sponsored-recycling and traceability positioning.
• Sortera Alloys: AI-driven sorting technology company for complex waste streams; intersects with Go Zero's manual/density/optical/IR multi-sorting approach for hard-to-recycle inputs.
• Rethink Resource: North American hard-to-recycle packaging and EPR service provider offering brand-funded recycling streams — directly comparable to Go Zero's B2B sponsored-recycling GTM.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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