The Turtle Island Recycling Company is a multi-material recycling and waste removal company that provides service for the collection of recyclables from small business to large corporations. In the early 1990's, Ted Manziaris and Louis Anagnostakos were 2 young entrepreneurs. Recycling at this time was a new concept with relatively little support from business or government. However, Ted and Louis, as they would come to be known throughout the industry, believed recycling to be one of the emerging opportunities of the 90's.
"their passion to function as a ethical business with environmental responsibility has brought Turtle Island Recycling to be one of the major recycling companies in the Toronto area."
Armed with a borrowed station wagon, a 10' x 10' room and determination, Ted and Louis began collection previously discarded materials from a variety of business sources. Learning on the fly, with 18 hour days and 7 day weeks, Turtle Island Recycling has grown into a sustainable recycling business.
Their commitment to service the customer, treat them literally as their "partners" and their passion to function as a ethical business with environmental responsibility has brought Turtle Island Recycling to be one of the major recycling companies in the Toronto area.
The station wagon has been replaced with a new fleet of trucks, including roll-offs, cube vans, 5-ton straight trucks, a rear packer and tractor trailers, available to meet the individual requirements of their customers. The 10' x 10' room has been replaced by a state of the art 60,000 square foot processing facility. Turtle Island Recycling employs over 250 with very little turnover. Ted and Louis listen to all suggestions from their staff and they are really made to feel like they are part of the team.
