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Junk Removal Can Make You Love Your Home More

Posted By Brendan from Customer Service in Dumpster on October 4, 2010
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When you first moved into your current home, you probably loved it. It was likely an empty space, filled with nothing but possibility and hope. How come when you look at it now, you see nothing but wasted space and junk you no longer use? That’s easy. When you live in a place for a while, you accumulate clutter and clutter reduces the living space in your home.

Almost everyone has some furniture, appliances and knick knacks that do nothing but take up space in their home. They haven’t used them in years and they make their home feel cluttered, unorganized and messy. Removing these unwanted items can definitely make your home feel more spacious.

The first step is to determine what you no longer need. If something is worn or damaged and cannot be repaired, it’s probably best to get rid of it. The same can be said for items you haven’t touched in more than a year. For some people tossing these items into the garbage can be a painful experience, but it is one that will make you feel much better about yourself and your home. Would you rather have a pile of old clothes or room to relax in your new spacious den?

Furniture removal and appliance removal are two big steps that can help open up your home. Maybe you’re keeping an old couch with a few holes in it in your basement. Maybe you have a spare refrigerator in the garage that doesn’t work anymore. These things are junk! Get rid of them.

Junk removal services are the easiest way to dispose of unwanted items. You can arrange for a garbage removal company to come to your home and help you with the clean up, or you can rent dumpsters or garbage bins and start filling them yourself. Either way, garbage removal is a great process that will make you love your home once again.

Another great way to clean up your home is to remove the junk from your basement. Many basements are filled with items that can only be classified as garbage. You probably have boxes of old clothes that you can donate and several old newspapers, carpets and small appliances that you can throw away. A good basement clean out can open up all kinds of new spaces within your home. You can finally build the home bar, den or game room you’ve always wanted.

You may also want to look into carpet removal. If you’ve lived in your home for a long time, your carpet may be worn, faded and dirty. Replacing the carpet or installing new floors instead will make your living space feel brand new.

There’s just something satisfying about watching your home reveal its true self while dumpsters and garbage bins fill up. You’ll wish you’d done it years ago!

Questions About Junk Removal

Posted By Nathan in Junk Removal, Uncategorized on July 19, 2010
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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.

Moving and Junk Removal Go Hand in Hand

Posted By Nathan in Uncategorized on July 9, 2010
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Moving to a new home is a time of change. You’ll have a new address, a new backyard and you’ll have to find a new route to work. You may need to register your children in a new school. There is definitely a lot of change going on. In the spirit of change, moving is also a great time to get rid of a lot of the old clutter from your home. There’s no sense in moving it with you and having it clutter up your new home, right?

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!

Where To Dispose of Hazardous Materials

Posted By Leanne from Customer Service in Hazardous waster, Uncategorized on July 5, 2010
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JuNKiT staff are experts at furniture removal, appliance removal, carpet removal, construction material removal and many other types of junk removal. However, as we are licensed by the Ministry of Environment, we are not able to dispose of hazardous materials.

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:

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.

Recycling: An Important part of Junk Removal

Posted By Eoin in Junk Removal on June 25, 2010
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JuNK iT is a junk removal service. We remove junk, ranging from old appliance, worn furniture, construction waste and much, much more. But we don’t necessarily always dispose of the items we pick up.

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.

Junk It in the Media: Colin and Justin’s Home Heist & Canada’s Worst Handyman

Posted By Matt from Customer Service in Company Information on April 26, 2010
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Colin and Justin’s Home Heist is a Canadian reality television show that airs on HGTV. On the show two interior decorators, Colin and Justin, transform boring or ugly homes into interesting and stylish spaces. The show is one of HGTV’s most popular programs. When the show needed someone to clean up the junk from their renovations, they called Junk It.

Junk It is well known for our fast, affordable and reliable junk removal services. We offer both full service and self service junk removal, dumpster rental, garbage pick up and garbage bin rental.

On the show, the two designers find homes in Toronto that they feel need a makeover. They then set out to transform these spaces into dynamic new areas. Junk It helped by making the junk removal process quick, easy and reliable.

The same is true for Canada’s Worst Handyman. This show pits contestants against one another in a competition to avoid becoming known as “Canada’s Worst Handyman.”

Again, when the show needed quick, reliable, affordable junk removal services, they called Junk It. We are well known for our effective, responsible junk removal services.

Both of these shows recognized what hundred of customers have already known: Junk It can make your home renovation or construction project much easier and more efficient. Using our self service or full service garbage removal services is an excellent way to speed up your renovation process and make clean-up much, much easier.

Instead of worrying about post renovation cleaning, have the Junk It team come in and get rid of the waste. Rather than traveling to the dump after a long day of work, fill up a Junk It dumpster or garbage bin and we’ll take it away when you’re done with it! We’re here to make life easier for you!

If you’re interested in junk removal, furniture disposal, dumpster rental, appliance removal, carpet disposal or renovation material disposal, contact Junk It today! Our prices are up to 10% cheaper than the competition.

A Few Charities Junk It Donates Goods To

Posted By Jen from Customer Service in Donations and Charity, Junk Removal, Junk Removal Toronto on April 22, 2010
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Junk It always strives to reuse and recycle as much of our clients’ junk as possible. We take pride in the fact that we are able to recycle 60% of the material we pick up on average. But we don’t just take the appliances, carpeting, electronics and furniture we pick up to recycling centres. We always take whatever we can to not-for-profit organizations as well.

They say that “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” and this statement is often true. Sometimes people throw away perfectly good items that can easily be reused. A family that gets a new couch may decide to part with the old one. A white dishwasher may not match with the new silver appliances in the kitchen, so it’s given to us. Some families end up moving across the country and they have us pick up almost everything they own! In these cases, and many other cases, we donate whatever we can to charity.

Here is a bit of detail on a few of the organizations we donate goods to:

Goodwill

Goodwill provides employment placement services, job training programs and other community-based programs for people that require them. Clothing and other household goods donated to Goodwill are sold in retail stores across North America. Goodwill generally accepts clothing and consumer electronic donations.

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to building and selling affordable housing. Volunteers build homes which are then sold at no profit. They accept donations of building materials as well as other items that can be sold in their ReStore locations.

The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army is an international movement to help the poor and hungry, regardless of age, gender, colour or creed. They operate a network of thrift stores that resell donated clothing, housewares, toys and other items.

Junk It donates to these charities and several others, depending on each individual situation and the type of goods we receive. If you are looking at junk removal, furniture removal, appliance removal or carpet removal, you can rest assured that Junk It will make all efforts to ensure your unwanted goods are given to those who need them. When you’re cleaning out your home, you don’t need to worry about sorting materials and donating them separately. Junk It can handle the donation and the disposal all at once.

Toronto Junk Removal Adventures: The Annex House

Posted By Matt from Customer Service in Junk Removal, Junk Removal Toronto, Removal Services, Trash Removal, Waste Services on April 2, 2010
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Junk It can handle almost any junk removal or waste disposal job, no matter how big or small. Our self service option offers a variety of disposal bins in a number of sizes. If you only have a small amount of junk to get rid of, you can order our smallest bin and quickly and efficiently get the job done. If you have more waste, we have larger bins available to help you out!

The same goes for our full service option. Our trained Junk It staff will handle the entire process for you and you only pay for the space your junk takes up in the truck and the amount of time required to complete the job.

While Junk It can scale its process to handle jobs of any size, we have the most fun with the really big, difficult jobs. What can we say? We love a challenge! One of those jobs was a two storey house in Toronto. Our team worked hard to clean out this house and were very proud of the result. It was definitely a big job and we handled it well.

This house was located in the Annex area of Toronto. We were called in to clean out the entire home and told that there was a lot of junk! Our Toronto junk removal team kept that in mind and took their trucks off to the house. Was there ever a lot for us to get rid of!

The Junk It Toronto junk removal staff worked long and hard for many hours and cleaned out the entire house. By the time they were done, they had taken a total of 20 truck loads of material from the house! It was definitely a big job, but one that we were glad to tackle. What made our team even more proud was the fact that we were able to recycle a large portion of the material. Recycling as much as we can is very important to the Junk It philosophy.

Junk It specializes in furniture removal, carpet removal, appliance removal and more. As you’ve seen from the adventure in the Annex house, no job is too big for our junk removal team!

The Junk Removal Process

Posted By Alex our Customer Service Manager in Junk Removal, Junk Removal Toronto on February 4, 2010
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So you’ve decided to hire a waste removal service. Your basement is overflowing with old clothes, damaged furniture and broken appliances. Your closets and cabinets are stuffed with items you don’t even remember purchasing. It’s time to take the trash out. That’s where Junk It comes in. As a waste removal service, your garbage is our passion.

Once you’ve made the decision to use a junk removal company and contacted us or booked online, the Junk It junk removal process can begin!

So how does our process work? Well, it depends if you choose our full service junk removal option or our self service junk removal option.

With the self service option, you can rent one of our disposal bins and get to work! We offer disposal bins in a variety of sizes as well as dumpsters and mini bins. Our bin rental service allows you to quickly and easily dispose of your garbage yourself. It’s the most affordable junk removal option available.

Our waste disposal bins are available in four sizes (5, 10, 15 and 20 cubic yards.) They have low walls and walk-in access so they are easy to load. Our garbage bin rentals are also driveway friendly so they won’t damage your property. Once you’ve chosen a bin size, you’re on your way! Just fill the bin and enjoy your new, clean home!

With our full service option, we handle everything for you! A Junk It truck will pull up to your property and our experienced junk removal team will get to work. We remove almost anything, from furniture to clothing to appliances to renovation waste! We only pick up non-hazardous material because we are licensed by the Ministry of Environment. (MOE).

You can trust Junk It to dispose of your unwanted items safely, efficiently and affordably. Furniture removal, appliance removal and garbage removal are just a few of the services we offer. Contact us for further details.

When our team arrives, they look through your junk and determine whether or not the material you’re getting rid of can be recycled.

Some examples of materials we can recycle are furniture, appliances and construction waste. We strive to recycle as much as possible and we typically recycle up to 60% of all material we pick-up.

We take whatever items we can to various not-for-profit services such as the Salvation Army, Goodwill and Habitat for Humanity to name a few.

Whatever junk cannot be recycled is taken a facility that is approved by the Ontario Ministry of Environment. This ensures that the junk will be handled responsibly and safely.

Junk It is dedicated to junk removal. We service Toronto, Hamilton, York, Mississauga, Georgetown, Oakville, Brampton, Ajax, Milton, Maple, Pickering, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Stouffville and the surrounding regions.

Our junk removal team is experienced, we recycle as much as possible and we understand how to dispose of material safely. No matter which service you chose, Junk It can help you!

Junk It will remove old furniture, appliances, yard waste, construction debris, clothing, electronics and almost anything you can think of!

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Junk Removal Can Make You Love Your Home More

Questions About Junk Removal

Moving and Junk Removal Go Hand in Hand

Where To Dispose of Hazardous Materials

Recycling: An Important part of Junk Removal

Junk It in the Media: Colin and Justin’s Home Heist & Canada’s Worst Handyman

A Few Charities Junk It Donates Goods To

Toronto Junk Removal Adventures: The Annex House

The Junk Removal Process

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