Fresh Start Waste Services Reviews 225

TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.2

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Review summary

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Evaluating 79 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the excellent service and the helpful, professional staff. Many highlight the exceptional customer service, noting quick response times and a smooth overall experience. However, some people were dissatisfied with the delivery service, citing missed collections and issues with waste not being picked up as promised. A few other people also felt that the company's customer service was poor, experiencing difficulties with resolving collection problems and slow responses from account managers.

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Service

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Staff

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Customer service

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Delivery service

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We have had a long working relationship with fresh start using their waste services. Proud to work with a local business and will continue to do so. Claire our account manager has been amazing and... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Today I had a meeting with Claire about setting up an account for a busy dental surgery I run. Clare arrived exactly on time and was very helpful and attentive. Never met a more bubbly representativ... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing service as always. Claire and the team try to do their upmost best to accommodate any requests we have regarding our weekly bin lifts. I have been a customer for over 5 years now and having an... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We've been using fresh start for over 8 years, they've been amazing every step of the way. They're always willing to help, when I miss a bin collection they'll always happily come out again on anothe... See more

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Company details

  1. Waste Management Service
  2. Garbage Collection Service
  3. Recycling Center

Written by the company

Established in 2006, family-run Fresh Start Waste Services provide commercial business waste management solutions including bins, skips and RORO's to Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire & Lancashire. We operate our own Materials Recycling Facility handling all commercial waste from Card, Plastic, Food, Glass, Paper, Metal, Wood and much more! As a carbon conscious waste management company, the environment is at the heart of everything we do. We encourage our customers to segregate at source and reward those efforts with reduced costs. This creates a win-win solution for customers who enjoy fair costings and reduced carbon impact.


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TrustScore 4 out of 5

225 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Broken Wing Mirror

One of their vans hit my car and broke my wing mirror, the driver failed to stop and report this damage. I called the company to inform them, they said to email them and they would get in contact with me to sort it out. I have the van on CCTV footage causing the damage and had sent this to them as proof of the accident. It has been a month and I have sent numerous emails and received no response from this company.

30 January 2026
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Reply from Fresh Start Waste Services

Hi. We believe this has been dealt with and is being resolved.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

1 Star - should be lower

I pay freash start to collect my commercial waste - they havent collected my bin for 10 weeks despite weekly calls and them promising to collect it the following week. The customer services manager Anita was particularly terrible - arguing with me about me calling up to request that they collect my bin or give me a vaild reason why it had not been collected on the 10 previous occasions. Very poor customer service. Certainly wouldnt recommend.

18 February 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jessica was ABSOLUTELY fantastic

Jessica was ABSOLUTELY fantastic. Very attentive, very efficient and courteous!

11 February 2026
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Reply from Fresh Start Waste Services

Thanks Russ. We will feedback to Jessica.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good customer service

The problem has been solved quickly and efficiently

11 February 2026
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Reply from Fresh Start Waste Services

Thanks Robert, much appreciated

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good service

Good service. Recommended. Nothing is too much trouble.

19 January 2026
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Reply from Fresh Start Waste Services

Thanks Sarah

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

For several years now

For several years now, I've been recommending Fresh Strat to numerous clients, and about a year ago, we transitioned to using their services at our office as well. My initial interaction was with Claire, who has been my main contact since then. This week, amidst drafting new contracts, I successfully transitioned two more clients over to their services.In conclusion, Claire has facilitated a smooth process, and their service is consistently reliable—they promptly inform us of any potential issues. Despite encountering more affordable options, our priority as a service-oriented company is quality over minimal cost savings.Highly recommended.

26 December 2025
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Reply from Fresh Start Waste Services

Thanks Lauren. We will feedback to Claire and the team. Much appreciated

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fresh Start - Claire Dunn, Account Manager

We have worked with Fresh Start Waste for many years and have always found their service very reliable. On the rare occasions, we had any problems, we would contact Claire Dunn our 'go to person' at Fresh Start. She always went over and above to resolve any issues and we cannot praise her enough.

6 November 2025
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Reply from Fresh Start Waste Services

Kudos to Claire will be fed back. Thank you Gail for your lovely review

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Overall happy

Claire from fresh start deals with any issues we have promptly and they are resolved as quick as possible 😀

27 November 2025
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Reply from Fresh Start Waste Services

Thanks Leanne, we will let Claire know and appreciate you taking the time to leave a lovely bit of feedback.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Using them for around 2 years so far.

I've been using Fresh Strat for a couple of years, instructed on behalf of various clients. We also moved to them at our offices about 12 months or so ago.
My initial conversation was with Claire and she's been my point of contact ever since.
This week (still in the throws of creating the new contracts) I have moved 2 more clients to them.

In summary, Claire has made it very easy and their service is reliable (we are immediately informed if there has been or will be an issue) and it's good value.
I have seen cheaper solutions advertised but we are a service company and we prefer good service over trying to save a very small percentage.

Well recommended.

20 November 2025
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Reply from Fresh Start Waste Services

Thank you Rick for your feedback, we really appreciate it and have let Claire know.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

These guys have been great

These guys have been great, super helpful, really quick to arrange deliveries or make any amendments to our delivery schedule. Owen has always been hugely helpful on the phone. Would definitely recommend

20 November 2025
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Reply from Fresh Start Waste Services

Wonderful review, thanks so much, we have let Owen know

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jeff Lawson was so helpful and sorted…

Jeff Lawson was so helpful and sorted out the new set up of collection of waste from my Spa. Also arranged for a one off collection to clear the excess I had accumulated while waiting for the new contract papers. Well done Thank you

20 November 2025
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Reply from Fresh Start Waste Services

Fantastic feedback, we have let Jeff know. Thank you

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service and a Smooth Experience

We have had a long working relationship with fresh start using their waste services. Proud to work with a local business and will continue to do so.

Claire our account manager has been amazing and has helped us massively at a drop of a hat. Would highly recommend Fresh waste just from her service.

19 November 2025
Unprompted review

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