📍 Now available in several regions
GoRecycle and its partners offer a free doorstep pickup service in several municipalities, helping Quebec residents easily dispose of their cooling appliances so they can be recycled responsibly.
Check if the service is available in your area.
Which appliances are eligible?
🌱 A concrete gesture for the planet
Why choose GoRecycle’s doorstep pickup service?
Cooling appliances contain halocarbons—greenhouse gases with a substantial environmental impact that contribute to climate change. By entrusting your appliance to GoRecycle, you help prevent the release of approximately 1 ton of GHGs: the equivalent of a round-trip flight from Montréal to Barcelona.
Recycling your appliances has never been easier
A GoRecycle partner will come by between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on the scheduled day to pick up your appliance.
🤔 Why not just leave it on the curb?
Appliances left on the curb or put out too early are often picked up before we arrive.
As a result, they’re usually shredded without the refrigerant gases being properly removed, and those gases are released into the environment.
And after pickup?
Your appliance will be recycled here in Quebec by one of our recycling partners. Over 96% of the materials in the appliance will be recovered.
Enter your postal code to find out whether the doorstep pickup service is available in your area.
No. In order to avoid incidents and offer this service to citizens for free, GoRecycle cannot enter homes to retrieve cooling appliances.
When you leave your appliance on the curb, there’s a greater risk it will be picked up by scrap metal dealers, who don’t always follow environmental standards. This can lead to the release of harmful gases into the environment. By leaving your appliance near your door, you ensure responsible recycling with GoRecycle.
For now, this service is offered on the Island of Montréal and in Laval.
If your city is not covered, not to worry. Use our online tool to find the closest and most suitable solution for your situation. Collection points and retailers offering pickup with purchase are available across the province of Quebec.
Accepted appliances are refrigerators, freezers, wine fridge & cooler, portable or windows air conditioners, water dispensers and dehumidifiers.
Yes. Simply specify this in your request when signing up on our website.
For businesses with more than 5 appliances to be collected, please contact Partner Services.
Yes. To cancel a pickup, please email us at [email protected] at least 24 hours in advance.
After this time, we may not be able to process the cancellation in time.
No. The service is free of charge and without any purchase obligation. It allows you to dispose of your old appliances even if you’re not replacing them.
No. The request form is only available online.
The appliance must be emptied of its contents to prevent mould formation, which could pose a health risk to transportation and recycling teams.
As a safety measure, we ask that you seal appliance doors to prevent anyone from attempting to enter the appliance once it has been placed outside.
If your cooling appliance is still in good working condition, GoRecycle strongly encourages reuse, which is a priority option before recycling. Giving an appliance a second life helps reduce waste, avoid the manufacturing of a new appliance, and lower overall environmental impact.
Before scheduling a pickup for recycling, we invite you to explore the reuse options available, such as donating or reusing your appliance.
If reuse is not possible, GoRecycle will ensure that your appliance is recycled responsibly.
GoRecycle is a non-profit organization that manages the responsible recovery of cooling and air conditioning appliances. The service cost is covered by the ecofees included in the sale price of new appliances. This model ensures the viability of the initiative while supporting the organization’s mission.
