J.J. Richards and Sons Pty Ltd (J.J. Richards) was established by Joseph John Richards, who won his first refuse and sanitary collection contract in Murwillumbah Shire in 1932. The company continues to be owned and managed by the family of the founder and has grown to be one of the largest privately owned waste management companies in Australia.
In 1932, Joseph was contracted to only collect domestic rubbish through kerbside collection. The company has come a long way since those days and today the company has operations throughout Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and New Zealand, with a fleet of over 1,200 vehicles, and employs over 1,600 people.
J.J. Richards perform a variety of solid, hazardous and liquid waste services for over 65,000 commercial customers and perform domestic garbage, recycling, sanitary and green waste collection services under contract for 60 local authorities throughout Eastern Australia.
