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 ...
How to avoid the worst advice and to find the best mentors with Josh Cohen. Listen to this podcast now!
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 ...
