People use lots of water for drinking, cooking and washing, but even more for producing things such as food, paper, cotton clothes, etc. The water footprint is an indicator of water use that looks at both direct and indirect water use of a consumer or producer. The water footprint of an individual, community or business is defined as the total volume of freshwater that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community or produced by the business.

Pint of Beer

Now there are even more reasons to feel guilty about drinking beer. I takes 75 litres of water to produce one 250 ml glass of beer. That is amazing.

This song was released in 1970 by now Sir Paul McCartney and we dig it. We thought it was particularly appropriate for our junk blog. Does anyone out there have any good memories listening to this song?



In the past, the National Underwear Day festivities have gone from Times Square takeovers, where underwear-clad models mingled with tourists and New Yorkers alike, to star-studded underwear runway shows.

Come on Toronto! Let’s get involved. We at JuNK iT support this worthwhile annual event. To honour this event, we ask that everyone who orders our service today wears only their underwear.

The Walmart Walk For Miracles is an annual event which helps Children’s Miracle Network raise funds for 12 children’s hospital foundations across Canada. All dollars raised, fund life-saving care, ground breaking research and special programs designed to offer the highest quality care to sick and injured children. Children’s Miracle Network has raised more than $3 billion for children’s hospitals since its inception in 1983. Last year alone, Children’s Miracle Network member hospitals in Canada helped over 2.6 million children.

Each year you can join your friends and neighbours for a family-friendly 1 km or 5 km walk at one of twelve walk sites across Canada – or at your own Virtual Miracle Walk site – and help raise funds for Canada’s children’s hospitals.
This is an annual event, so let’s all get out there next year and help support this worthy cause!

Please visit Walk for Miracles for more information on times, locations, and how to donate .

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The problem is that the longer you put off the job, the less likely it is that you’re going to do it.  Most of us have messy areas in our homes because we’ve become complacent with our current situation and we can’t think of a way to tackle what looks like a huge job.

Here are a few tips that will help you clean up and organize your home.

1)     Break the job down into specific smaller tasks

Cleaning out the garage or organizing your basement seems like too big of a job to handle but, if you break the job up into several smaller tasks, it suddenly becomes more doable.

For example, if you have a very messy basement, one of your smaller jobs could be to clean everything off of the floor.  Another small job could be to clean off one shelf every week.

When you break things up into manageable chunks, the job doesn’t seem so hard.

2)     Throw away your obvious garbage

In every messy room there are things that you obviously no longer need.  Old magazines, clothing you never wear and broken or damaged items are perfect examples of things you should be able to get rid of without much thought.  Get the easy items out of the way and your cleaning job will already look more possible.

3)     Sort the remaining items into piles

Make a “definitely keep” pile for those things you obviously want to hold onto.  Make a “maybe throw away” pile and put everything else there.  If you find any additional junk while sorting, put it directly into a “garbage” pile.

Then go through the “maybe throw away” pile and split it between “keep” and “garbage.”  If you haven’t used something in months and can’t honestly foresee using it in the future, put it in the “garbage” pile.  Be honest with yourself here and throw away anything you no longer need.

4)   Hire a junk removal company

For many jobs, it makes sense to hire a junk removal company to help you out.  You may want to rent a dumpster or trash bin to throw everything you no longer need into.  If you have a lot of junk, or you don’t have the time needed to throw everything away yourself, you may want a full service junk removal company.  They will do the hard work for you!  JuNKiT offers both services.

5)      Now organize everything

By this point you likely have a lot less stuff in your messy room.  It’s probably a lot easier to go through everything and organize it at this point.  Soon you’ll be left with a clean, functional room and you’ll have reclaimed a previously useless space in your house.  Enjoy the extra square footage!

How Much Does Junk It Charge?

Junk It offers two different options for junk removal.

Our self service offering is perfect for the do-it-yourselfer.  You can rent a disposal bin or dumpster and remove the junk yourself.  Costs are based on the size of the bin and the amount of time it is rented.

Our full service junk removal option is the simple way to get rid of your clutter.

You only pay for the space you use on the truck.  Costs are based on the type of materials being removed, the volume of the material and the time it takes to load the truck.

To determine pricing for your area, click to receive a free quote.

Junk It has no hidden fees and there are no fuel surcharges at all.

What kind of materials does JuNKiT remove?

JuNKiT removes a variety of household items and construction material.  For example:

Furniture Removal: JuNKiT can remove couches, desks, chairs, tables, cabinets, beds and many other furniture items.

Carpet Removal: JuNKiT will dispose of your old carpets, rugs or any other floor coverings.

Appliance Removal: From fridges and stoves to dishwashers, washers and dryers, JuNKiT will dispose of your old, damaged or broken appliances.

Construction Waste Removal:  Old drywall, tiling, flooring, concrete and glass will gladly be taken away by the JuNKiT team.

JuNKiT is licensed by the Ministry of Environment and thus cannot dispose of any hazardous materials.

What do you do with the items you remove?

On average, JuNKiT reuses or recycles up to 60% of the materials we pick up.  Any usable items are donated to local charities, such as the Salvation Army, Goodwill and Habitat for Humanity and others.  We take whatever we can to a recycling facility to avoid it going to a landfill.

The remaining items are taken to a waste removal facility that is approved by the Ontario Ministry of Environment.

What is the JuNKiT garbage removal process?

The JuNKiT process varies based on the waste removal service that is chosen.  For full details, check out our Junk Removal Process page.

What size are your trucks?

The storage space in JuNKiT trucks is 11 feet long, 8 feet wide and 5 feet high.  Each truck has a 16.5 cubic yard bin.  With JuNKiT you only pay for the space in the truck that you use so you are never paying more than you need to.
What size are your bins?

JuNKiT self service disposal bins, mini bins and dumpsters are available in many sizes.  We offer 5, 10, 15 and 20 cubic yard bins that are ideal for projects of all sizes.  Our bins have low walls and walk-in access to make loading easy.

What areas do you work in?

JuNKiT offers high-quality, affordable junk removal services across Southern Ontario.  Contact us to find out if we service your area.

How do I get a quote or book an appointment?

 JuNKiT offers affordable junk removal services.  To receive a quote or book junk removal services, please complete our online form or give us a call at 1-866-586-5486..  We always offer no obligation, free estimates.

What forms of payment does JuNKit accept?

 JuNKiT accepts payment through Visa, MasterCard or Interac direct payment.

Calling a junk removal company when you are moving just makes sense.  You will be able to move into your new home with less clutter and make a clean break from your old home.  It makes the process of moving in easier once you’ve gotten rid of your junk.

A good way to go about junk removal when you are moving is to move everything else out of the house.  Move as you normally would, just make a point to leave the items you no longer need behind.  Once everything else is gone, it’s time for junk removal.  You may want to place all of the unwanted items in one room, as this will make it easier for a junk removal company to dispose of them.

How do you decide what you no longer need?  Well, it starts off by looking at your new home.  If you have furniture that simply will not fit into your new space, it’s best to leave it behind.  Otherwise you will find yourself with another basement full of unwanted furniture and appliances at the new house.

Then you should start planning how you will position everything in your new home.  This can easily be done on paper or on a computer.  There will probably be items that you have chosen not to include in the layout of your new place.  These items can usually be thrown away.

The best part of using a junk removal service when you’re moving is that it’s easy.  Your old home will have nothing else in it so you don’t have to worry about accidentally throwing out the wrong things.  Plus, with less stuff in the old house, the junk removal company will be able to move around easier and finish their job faster.

You’ll then be left with an old, empty house and a new house that only has the items you actually need and want.  Once the moving truck leaves, pulling a dumpster up to your house is perhaps the best thing you could do.  Junk removal and moving just go together!

Contact us to find out more!

Hazardous waste is anything that can cause damage or potential threat to public health or the environment.  This includes paint and other solvents, motor oil and antifreeze, florescent lighting, propane tanks, pesticides, smoke detectors and some types of batteries.  These items are considered household hazardous waste.  They must be disposed of in a proper manner.  They will not be collected with your standard garbage and cannot be disposed of by most junk removal companies, including JuNKiT.

So how do you safely dispose of hazardous materials?

Used motor oil can be taken to a used oil drop off centre in your area.  Other household hazardous materials can be taken to disposal centres.

Here are a few links to hazardous waste disposal centres in several regions in Southern Ontario:

• York Region Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
• Hamilton Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
• Halton Region Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
• Durham Region Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
• Peel Region Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
• Toronto Household Hazardous Waste Disposal

JuNKiT will remove and dispose of many other items across many different regions.  Our service areas include Toronto, Ancaster, Ajax, Bolton, Brampton, Burlington, Don Mills, Downsview, Dundas, East York, Etobicoke, Georgetown, Grimsby, Halton Hills, Hamilton, Maple, Markham, Milton, Mississauga, North York, Oakville, Pickering, Richmond Hill, Scarborough, Stoney Creek, Stouffville, Thornhill, Vaughn, Willowdale, Wittchurch-Stouffville, and York.

We prefer to be environmentally friendly whenever possible.  One of our goals at JuNK iT is to recycle as much of the material we pick up as possible.  On average, JuNK iT recycles up to 60% of everything we pick up.

We can recycle building products, appliances, concrete, asphalt and yard waste.  Our actions mean that less material goes into landfills and more goes to recycling plants.  When you use our full service option, we take care of the recycling for you.  You don’t need to request anything special and there’s no need for you to sort through your items and separate them.  Our staff is trained to look through everything and distinguish what can and cannot be recycled.

We know that your time is important and that you just want the junk out of your house as quickly and efficiently as possible. That’s what JuNK iT does better than anyone else. Our full service option is truly that: full service.  You can sit back and relax while JuNK iT takes care of everything, including the recycling.  Helping the environment shouldn’t be the more difficult option.

We also donate whatever we can to a variety of charities and non-profit organizations including Goodwill and Habitat for Humanity.

All of the recyclable materials are taken to a licensed recycling facility so you can rest assured that everything is handled in a responsible, efficient, safe manner.

It’s important to us that we do whatever we can to help the environment.  Recycling and donating is a big part of our business and we take that responsibility very seriously.