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RBDS Rubbish Boys Disposal Service Inc.
1-800-GOT-JUNK?
FormerlyThe Rubbish Boys Disposal Service
(1989–1998)
TypePrivate
IndustryWaste management Franchising
Founded1989; 37 years ago (1989)
FounderBrian Scudamore
HeadquartersVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Number of locations
138 (2025)[1]
Key peopleBrian Scudamore (CEO)
Erik Church (President)[2][1]
ProductsJunk Removal Services[3]
OwnerO2E Brands
Websitewww.1800gotjunk.com
A typical Canadian 1-800-GOT-JUNK? vehicle in Ontario.

RBDS Rubbish Boys Disposal Service Inc. (doing business as 1-800-GOT-JUNK?)[4] is a Canadian franchised residential and commercial junk removal company operating in the United States, Canada, and Australia.[5] The company's business model consists of taking junk or trash haulage, and giving it a "clean" image through branding and marketing.49°15′58.50″N 123°05′03.66″W / 49.2662500°N 123.0843500°W / 49.2662500; -123.0843500

History

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The company started in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1989 by Brian Scudamore. He had the idea while he was in a McDonald's drive thru and saw a beat-up old truck offering junk removal services and thought to himself, "I can do better than that". It was incorporated as The Rubbish Boys Disposal Service, then in 1998 with its current name.[6] The first franchise opened in 1997 in Victoria, British Columbia,[7] and a second in Toronto in 1998. In 2000, the first franchise opened outside Canada, in Portland, Oregon.[8]

References

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  1. 1 2 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Franchise Disclosure Document (Report). 1-800-GOT-JUNK? LLC, filed with Minnesota Department of Commerce. 2026-05-21. Item 20, Table No. 1 (Systemwide Summary). Minnesota Dept. of Commerce File No. 10324. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
  2. ↑ "How the World's Biggest Junk Empire Nearly Went Bankrupt". thehustle.co.
  3. ↑ "Press Kit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  4. ↑ Wasserman, Noam; Galper, Rachel (2008-01-15). Rubbish Boys (Report). Harvard Business Publishing. doi:10.1225/808101. Product #808101-PDF-ENG.
  5. ↑ Blaskovich, Sarah (5 May 2009). "Success stories - Brian Scudamore". Success. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "How I did it: Brian Scudamore". Business in Vancouver. Archived from the original on 2013-11-20. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "1-800-GOT-JUNK Franchise Review - 1-800-GOT-JUNK Franchises For Sale". Businessmart.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  8. ↑ Villano, Matt (May 1, 2006). "A Cache of Cash Cleaning Up Other People's Trash". New York Times. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
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