he Junkluggers was recently featured on FOX Connecticut Morning Extra Show in a segment titled, “CT Native Turn Junk Into Million Dollar Business“. During the segment, CEO Josh Cohen expanded on his background, how he founded The Junkluggers while still in college, and how he has recently started franchising the business in order to grow and expand new locations throughout the east coast. Cohen also elaborated on the new franchising opportunities, The Junkluggers unique concept ...
Thomas Edison once said: “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”At The Junkluggers, we are committed to protecting the environment while enhancing people’s lives. With a little imagination, it’s easy to see how used toys, clothes, furniture, and more might be used to help invent a better a life for someone. To that end, our Luggers are trained to see possibility where others see junk, and to ...
At The Junkluggers we realize that one’s junk may be another’s treasure… but, there are instances where we are unfortunately unable to donate on your behalf. What then happens to the items? Where do they go? In many instances, we are able to recycle your contents, so that although there is no direct tax benefit to you, you can rest assured that you’re not contributing to increased pollution and waste. Recyclable materials ...
At The Junkluggers we realize that one’s junk may be another’s treasure… but, there are instances where we are unfortunately unable to donate on your behalf. What then happens to the items? Where do they go? In many instances, we are able to recycle your contents, so that although there is no direct tax benefit to you, you can rest assured that you’re not contributing to increased pollution and waste. Recyclable materials ...
We’re in the business of hauling away junk, but we do recognize that collecting “junk” can be a serious issue for some. Those who suffer from compulsive hoarding have an excessive acquisition of and inability to or unwillingness to discard massive quantities of of objects. These objects begin to cover their homes and living space and cause significant distress or impairment. This behavior can lead to health risks, sanitary issues, economic burden, and strain ...
When a team from Junkluggers arrives at a customer’s location to begin hauling stuff away, one of the questions we’re asked most frequently is, “What are you going to do with all this?” Our standard reply is, “We donate as much as we can and recycle the rest.” Often, the customer shakes his head and mutters, “Can’t do anything with this. It’s all rubbish.”Oh, you’d be surprised—so surprised ...
So it’s now 2013 and you’ve been planning for some time to start doing your bit to help the environment. Unfortunately, you just haven’t found the time to plant an herb garden or start growing your own tomatoes and the idea of setting up a compost bin is such a commitment, it gives you the shudders. Not only will you have to figure out how it works, you’ll probably need to ...
The holidays are almost upon us and amid the bustle of our festive preparations, we have a chance to take a pause from our busy lives and consider the ways our lives are blessed with loving family and friends. It is also a time to think about what we can do to make the world a better place. Although the winter holidays are traditionally a time of consumption, they can also be more eco-friendly if ...
Even though it seems like we just finished handing out candy to all of those cute trick-or-treaters, Thanksgiving really is almost upon us. While originally meant to be a day when we are supposed to be thankful for the good things in our lives, Thanksgiving has become one of the more wasteful holidays of the year. But that doesn’t have to be the case for you and your family this year.Here are a ...
Our Junkluggers Adam and Dexter in full gear for a flooded basement cleanout in Norwalk, CTFrom the Rockaways in NY to Fairfield, CT to Hoboken, NJ, towns and areas in all of our territories were hit hard by Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy.From fallen trees to other storm debris to flood damage and more, we know that there is a lot of cleaning up to do and we are working hard to help as many people ...
