- It is a non-profit worker cooperative located in Montreal (Canada)
- This is a drop-off point for recyclable items or materials: see the list of accepted items.
- It’s a store selling used goods , hardware, and spare parts: see the inventory
- It’s a welding workshop
- It’s a service for collecting , recycling, and decluttering various items.
Our mission is to divert objects and devices of all kinds from landfill sites in the Greater Montreal area through reuse, recycling, repair or repurposing.
Who is RECYBORG?
- The Recyborg project was born in 2021 thanks to the 5 founding members and is based in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal.
- In 2022, Recyborg became a worker cooperative and set up a second space in Building 7.
- By 2025, the cooperative has 16 members, each with their own specialties and energy.
Recyborg is committed to a circular economy approach and the fight against extractivism, which cannot be a sustainable solution for our society. That’s why, in our facilities, we see objects as valuable and handle materials with care. When we cannot reuse or repair them ourselves, we send them to the appropriate recycling channels.
The cooperative's main activities
Drop-off point service
6 days a week, workers at Recyborg’s 2 locations receive goods of all kinds so that they can be put back into circulation or sent to the correct recycling channel.
Truck collection service
The cooperative’s logistics committee offers a collection service to individuals, businesses or organizations.
This service may be free or paid depending on its nature, quantity, distance and difficulty.
Welding service
The welders at the co-op manufacture items from recycled metals which are added to our inventory and accept various manufacturing or repair contracts.
Disassembly and extraction of parts and components
The dismantling committee is responsible for workshop work such as extracting useful parts and components from non-functional devices, as well as separating the different types of metals to be recycled.
What do we do with all these objects?
Every item that passes through our hands is sorted according to the 3RV principle (reduce, reuse, recycle and recover).
REUSE
Receive, identify, test, clean, photograph, document!
This is our main activity and generates the majority of the cooperative’s revenue as well as the largest volume of material put back into circulation
In figures
- 79% of our operating revenues (2024-2025)
- 2.7 tonnes / month (2025)
Items in inventory
- Devices (audio-video equipment, small household appliances, etc.)
- components (spare parts for household appliances or other)
- and certain materials (mainly metal, but also plexiglass and renovation materials)
are documented, photographed and added to our online inventory
Bulk
- Hardware and plumbing
- Power supply, adapter and wiring
- Screens and monitors
- Remote controls
- Hand and power tools
- Metal and wood materials (Pointe-Saint-Charles location only)
These products are sold in the “bulk” sections of our stores. They are available for in-store pickup only.
RECYCLING
All equipment that cannot be put back into circulation or resold in its current condition is sent to a recycler or recycling program.
Metal recycling
Scrap metal and irreparable appliances, or those emptied of their useful components, are sold to recycling companies:
- Acier Century (ferrous metals) www.aciercentury.com
- AIM (non-ferrous metals) www.aim-recycling.com
Recycling of electronic products
- The various audio, video and computer devices are inspected to determine their condition.
- Items that are functional and do not contain personal data are added to our inventory.
- The remainder is sent to a recycling company overseen by the Association for the Recycling of Electronic Products (ARPE), which is funded by eco-fees paid on new products.
Battery recycling
- New or good condition batteries are added to our inventory
- Lithium battery cells are added to our inventory for refurbishment projects.
- Lead-acid batteries (rectangular, black, typically 12v) are resold to metal recyclers.
- All other batteries are sent to the Call2Recycle recycling program at call2recycle.ca
Recycling of refrigeration appliances
Refrigerators, air conditioners, dehumidifiers and water dispensers are sent to the GoRecycle organization which manages their recycling, including the gases and insulating foams they contain.
Recycling of cooking oils
Used vegetable frying oils deposited at our locations or pumped during our collections are resold to the company Darling Ingredients , which uses them to make biodiesel.