GFL Environmental reviews

3.2

54% would recommend to a friend

(672 total reviews)
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Patrick Dovigi

58% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

GFL Environmental has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 672 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GFL Environmental employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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672 reviews
4.0
Apr 11, 2026

Easy going

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, management, environment, benefits, overtime

Cons

Long hours if you don’t like that

2.0
Mar 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent per diem rate if you a replacement more than an hour and a half from home.

Cons

No room for advancement, management out of touch with current trends, they will take anyone with a pulse.

3.0
Mar 22, 2026

Not terrible

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Solid work environment Solid weekly pay

Cons

The pyramid system they use for managers is dumb

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