diff --git a/scripts/recycle-database.sh b/scripts/recycle-database.sh
new file mode 100755
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/recycle-database.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+CONTAINER="socialize-postgres"
+
+if docker ps -a --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q "^${CONTAINER}$"; then
+  docker stop "$CONTAINER"
+  docker rm "$CONTAINER"
+fi
+
+./scripts/start-infrastructure.sh
+./scripts/dev-backend.sh