You can’t save the world by yourself. It might be a tough pill to swallow, but it’s the truth. If only one person recycles, volunteers, and donates, it doesn’t go very far. You need others to do it too. Businesses aren't exempt from being eco-friendly, either. Using LED bulbs and recycling in the office is only the bare minimum. If they want to be truly eco-friendly, it requires a whole business ...
With a global climate crisis, many homeowners are looking to reduce their carbon footprint. Aside from consuming fewer products and materials, ethically throwing away old, unwanted items is another priority. Our landfills and incinerators can't keep up with demand. Plus, they also create hazardous air pollution and release greenhouse gases - this forces us to think of new ways to get rid of junk. But there's no reason to worry - your local Junkluggers has ...
When you’re committed to a vision, you won’t let roadblocks deter you. Our junk removal company started off small — door-to-door fliers and a Dodge Durango SUV — but grew because we were meeting our mission to keep junk out of landfills. Progress was gradual because our goals were too small. We needed to think bigger. We needed to create a vision that would not only change our business, but also the world. Our vision ...
Go through life acquiring all the junk you want. But please, just remove it sustainably when you’re done. Sustainable junk removal is one of the first steps we can take toward a greener future. Junk removal services that embrace eco-friendly practices can be forces for good in the environment and the community. We showcase this dedication to sustainability in our green guarantees. We even echo it in our service promise to customers and our ...
It all started with an old refrigerator. As I was sitting around a campfire in Australia, a friend said he hauled away someone’s fridge for a hundred bucks. It seemed so easy: take away people’s junk and get paid to do it. I thought it was the perfect business opportunity as a college student, and this early idea was the first iteration of my company The Junkluggers. I didn’t think that this ...
Your junk has a bigger socioeconomic impact than you might imagine. Donating used clothing or old furniture is one way to keep your junk from filling up landfills. And recycling your plastics and glass bottles is also a great start, but it can’t be your only strategy. You need to thoroughly contemplate where your junk goes after it leaves your home. If you don’t acknowledge this, you’re blind to your impact on ...
Not all your junk needs to go to the landfill. Spring cleaning, moving to a new home, and the occasional purge all result in one thing: junk. How did our junk problem get so out of control? For all our talents at acquiring junk, we’re actually pretty bad at getting rid of it. When we look at the junk we want to get rid of, we weigh our options. Do I know anyone who ...
We’ve all heard “reduce, reuse, and recycle.”Its origin traces back to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, passed by Congress in 1976. People in the US became aware of their impact on the environment and how they could change it right around this time. Recycling is the norm nowadays, but we’re still not recycling as much as we could. Just because an item isn’t an aluminum can or a glass bottle ...
Updated March 2022 | Chapter 2 of 7 We’re creating more and more junk, but we’re running out of places to put it. As society advanced, we manufactured more and more products designed to make our lives easier. But this also created more junk, and that junk needed a new home. As a result, the landfill was born as a final resting place for everyone’s discarded junk. Landfills aren’t a modern creation ...
Updated March 2022 | Chapter 2 of 4 When it comes to our old junk, what they say is true: out of sight, out of mind. Most people stop caring about what happens to their unwanted junk as soon as it clears the threshold of their home or business. The problem? Where your unwanted items end up has a significant impact on the surrounding communities and environment. However, where your junk ends up is only one ...
Updated March 2022 | Chapter 2 of 7 We’re creating more and more junk, but we’re running out of places to put it. As society advanced, we manufactured more and more products designed to make our lives easier. But this also created more junk, and that junk needed a new home. As a result, the landfill was born as a final resting place for everyone’s discarded junk. Landfills aren’t a modern creation ...
Updated March 2022 | Chapter 2 of 4 When it comes to our old junk, what they say is true: out of sight, out of mind. Most people stop caring about what happens to their unwanted junk as soon as it clears the threshold of their home or business. The problem? Where your unwanted items end up has a significant impact on the surrounding communities and environment. However, where your junk ends up is only one ...
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Junkluggers hauling its way to a cleaner planet Each year, more than 9 billion pounds of garbage are produced in the United States. Any way you cut it, it’s a whole lot of trash. And growing. About 25 percent of that mountain of detritus is recycled. The remaining three-quarters consist of valuable glass, metal, paper and other materials tossed into landfills. Fortunately, recycling has progressed over the last several decades. In 1980, Americans recycled ...
Hosted by experienced multi-brand franchisees Erik VanHorn and Brian Holmes, The Franchise Story Podcast provides its listeners with success stories from franchise founders and franchisees. In one of their most recent episodes, The Franchise Story Podcast chose to highlight our CEO and founder Josh Cohen, to discuss how he built The Junkluggers into a nationwide success! In Episode 24, Josh Cohen talks about how he saw the demand for an eco-friendly junk removal business that ...
Awards to be presented at annual event on April 12 AUSTIN, Texas, March 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce announced The Junkluggers of Austin as a finalist for the Austin Gives Generous Business Awards which recognize organizations that demonstrate exemplary business philanthropy. One winning company from each of four categories will be honored at the annual awards luncheon scheduled for April 12, 2019 at the Hilton in Austin. This year's finalists ...
A Different Kind of DRY Spell... Hello Friend! February has gone by and spring is right around the corner, how time flies! I recall my new year’s resolutions very clearly—approach each day with gratitude, grounded energy, and order. That was easy to maintain while on vacation…it’s easy to say you’re going to go on a diet when you’ve just eaten right?!So, now that we’re back in the ...
GAINESVILLE, VA. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 19, 2019 The Junkluggers® has just launched a new franchise in Prince William County and is serving residents and businesses across Northern Virginia. It’s the company’s newest franchise – the first and only one in the greater Washington region. The Junkluggers is a convenient and environmentally responsible way to declutter homes and businesses. For a fee, friendly Junkluggers crews will pick up excess belongings, from furniture and appliances to small ...
Often, we are asked how our business works and how we are different from city government. There are a couple of important things that you need to think about when you look for a junk removal company in Austin verses the city. The City of Austin is doing a great job of working to reduce waste. We have recycle bin pick up, we have access to Austin Resource Recovery and the City is committed to ...
Recently we received a call from a therapist that was working with a family that had to confront hoarding. This is a difficult and painful process of moving items from their home in Austin, TX as the individual has significant attachment to what most people would see as broken and/or useless items.When we arrived on scene, we were met with a home in crisis. The homeowner’s association had taken action and the ...
