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Why It Is Important to Recycle OId Furniture in Alameda

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Did you know that in 2021, consumer spending on furniture and bedding sales were forecast to reach 119.8 billion U.S. dollars? That is about five percent more than 2019, where the sales amounted to 114.5 billion dollars.

 

Similarly, the New York Times reports that “Americans spent 18 percent more on food, cars, furniture, electronics and other retail products last year compared with 2020.” Though increased consumer spending might be good news for the economy, it also poses serious questions about what we are doing with the old furniture that is being replaced by new purchases.

 

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In this short article, we take an in-depth look at the negative consequences that come with improperly discarding old furniture items. We then explain why Junk King of Alameda offers the best service for getting rid of old furniture in an easy, efficient, and ecological manner. 
 

Where Do All of Our Old Furniture Items Eventually End Up? 

 

For most people, once we are finally able to get our old couch down the stairs and out to the curb for the trash company to haul away, then we put that old couch out of our thoughts.

 

However, the final destination for the furniture items we throw away is often the local landfill or incinerator. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “generation of furniture and furnishings in MSW (municipal solid waste) was 12.1 million tons in 2018 (4.1 percent of total MSW), up from 2.2 million tons in 1960.” 

Over 80 percent of all furniture waste eventually gets sent to the landfill, despite the fact that the majority of the raw materials in furniture can be easily recycled. And of the furniture that ends up in landfills, only 0.3 percent of that waste that was eventually recovered for recycling.

 

These statistics on furniture waste do not even include common household furnishing items like carpets and rugs. Those types of furniture/furnishing waste added an additional 3.4 million tons of waste in 2017.

The numbers above go to show that furniture waste is one of the most pervasive and abundant sources of waste being sent to landfills across the United States. Additionally, furniture waste is one of the least recycled items among the municipal solid waste that we produce. 

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The consequences of the growing streams of furniture waste are multiple. Due to their bulky nature, old furniture items take up large amounts of space in our already overburdened landfills. Studies show that several areas of California are facing serious shortages of landfill space, which could create a waste management crisis in the near future.

 

Furthermore, because most furniture items are made up of inorganic sources of waste, they contribute to enormous amounts of methane gas emissions. Methane gas is one of the most potent greenhouse gasses and contributes to global warming. 

Another potential problem that arises with sending old and broken down furniture items to the local landfill is the fact that may be holding toxic waste elements that could leach into the local environment.

 

Some old furniture items may include toxic chemicals in the polyurethane foams, fire retardants used on the upholstery, and chemicals used to treat the wood base. According to one study,

 

“many of the coatings, adhesives, and solvents used in the wood furniture industry contain toxic chemicals such as toluene, xylene, methanol, and methyl ethyl ketone.”

 

These and other chemicals, if they leach into groundwater sources, can lead to serious public health crises. 

How Junk King Can Help with Different Types of Items?

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So how exactly can a homeowner or business owner in Alameda get rid of older furniture items in a safe and environmentally responsible way? Waste Management of Alameda County only offers one bulky item pickup per family each year, and you will be responsible for removing the furniture from your home or business and taking it to your normal trash pickup spot. 

If that simply is not possible for you, or if you have several old furniture items that need to be taken out of your home, relying on the public garbage service is probably not going to be your best option. 

Enter Junk King of Alameda. We are proud to be the top-rated junk removal company in the region, offering both residential and commercial junk removal services. Here at Junk King of Alameda, we can help you safely and legally get rid of all your used furniture items in an efficient and ecological manner. We are also proud to offer the lowest fees in the region. Furthermore, our furniture removal services are not only the lowest priced in the region, but we also go the extra mile to protect the environment. 

We believe wholeheartedly that recycling is an elemental aspect of creating a greener future for our community. For that reason, our mission is to ensure that 60 percent of all the junk collected at each job site is either recycled, reused or repurposed, rather than being dumped into landfills.

 

In the specific case of old furniture, we have developed several strong relationships with donation centers, charities, thrift stores, and others that can refurbish used furniture to later sell at a discounted price to local residents. When you choose to hire Junk King for your furniture removal needs, you will most likely be directly helping a local family gain access to affordable or even free used furniture items. 

 

A Commitment to Fair and Transparent Pricing for Your Furniture Recycling Needs 

We also think that furniture recycling shouldn’t cost our customers an arm and a leg. To that end, we offer “fair and transparent” pricing. For your furniture removal needs, we offer four convenient ways for homeowners and business owners to find out how much their furniture removal needs will cost. For on-site pricing estimates, we can offer you an accurate assessment of the price.

 

Unlike other companies, our on-site pricing estimates are completely free, and come with no-obligation on your part. You can also call us toll-free at 1-888-888-JUNK. Our customer service representatives can help you plan the logistics for any large-scale furniture removal. For smaller jobs, you can simply take a photo of your items, text us at 737-888-5865, and we will text you back an estimate. Once you accept the estimate, all you have to do is wait for the Junk King truck to arrive. 

Free Junk Removal Price Estimator

Lastly, Junk King of Alameda also offers an easy-to-use online pricing estimator. Simply enter your zip code to ensure that you are in the right service area and provide a few more pieces of information regarding the junk you need removed.

 

Our pricing estimator allows you to receive a transparent cost estimate based on either the actual items you need hauled away, or the anticipated volume in the Junk King truck you plan on taking up. 

We are the pioneers of recycling based junk removal right here in Alameda County and can help both individuals and businesses deal with their furniture waste in a responsible and efficient manner.

 

When you work with Junk King of Alameda, you can rest assured that your old couches, dining room tables, beds, and other used furniture items won´t end up in the landfill, but will either be recycled, reused, or donated. To Junk King, give us a call at 1-888-888 JUNK, or book online today!

Top 3 Strategies for Getting Rid of Old Office Furniture in Alameda

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Throughout the past couple years of global pandemics, stay at home orders, and lockdowns, chances are that many of you may have been forced into working from home for an extended period of time. One recent report found that

 “before the pandemic, only 6 percent of the employed worked primarily from home and about three-quarters of workers had never worked from home. In May 2020, over one-third of the employed worked from home due to the pandemic—a close match for pre-pandemic estimates of the share of work that could be done remotely.” 

Though most businesses have opened back up, some experts believe that around 22 percent of the workforce, or 36.2 million American workers, will continue to work remotely full-time by 2025.

 

There are both benefits and drawbacks that come with working from home. However, as we continue to master Zoom meetings and learn to stay productive from our home offices, remote work should remain a fundamental part of the work landscape across the United States. 

 

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Though many analysts have looked at how remote work will affect both businesses and their employees, one of the less considered “casualties” of this shift to at-home work is the enormous amount of office furniture taking up space in largely empty office buildings across the country.

 

Early in the pandemic, around 75 percent of office-based businesses and similar professional occupations had implemented remote work, and most workers and employers in office-based businesses expect to permanently implement more flexible remote work opportunities once the pandemic ceases. 

What exactly are business owners going to do with the enormous number of office desks, cubicles, computers, and dozens of other types of office furniture that are gathering dust in now-empty office buildings?

 

One tech company in Austin, Texas, to name just one example, had purchased hundreds of electric sit-stand desks and ergonomic chairs to attract top employee talent just before the pandemic began.  Today, they are packing over 70 trailers with those office furniture items as they attempt to sell them for a loss on the resale market. 

Even before the pandemic fundamentally changed the nature of work, offices and other businesses were sending an enormous amount of furniture to the dumps every year. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), old pieces of office furniture are the primary source of furniture waste, accounting for an estimated 8.5 million tons of furniture waste per year.

As more and more employees transition to at home work, businesses need to find sustainable and environmentally friendly ways to deal with their excess office furniture. Below, we offer three ways in which business owners in Alameda can get rid of their office furniture in an easy, efficient, and ecological manner. 

 

Sell High-Quality Used Office Furniture

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For businesses who have high quality used office furniture, selling those items may very well be an option worth exploring. In the coming years, there will most likely be millions of American workers looking to create home offices where they can stay productive while working from home. Ergonomic office desks and dual monitor workstations are certainly not cheap, and many newly remote workers may be looking to purchase lightly used office furniture for their home workplaces.

 

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If you have an enormous inventory of used office furniture that you want to sell, but don’t want to have to deal with selling each piece individually, there are also resale companies that might purchase an entire lot of office furniture you are wanting to get rid of. This company, for example, buys gently used cubicles, desks, chairs and other pieces of office furniture and can help you quickly dismantle and remove your office furniture. In the Alameda region, Quality Office Liquidations might also be a potential place to sell your used office furniture items. 

 

Consider Donating the Used Office Furniture

 

Some businesses might want to avoid the hassle of selling all of their used office furniture. In that case, donating cubicles, desks, chairs, computers, monitors, and other pieces of office equipment might be an option worth exploring.

 

In Alameda, there are dozens of thrift stores, donation centers, charities, and other similar businesses that might accept your used furniture items and either donate them or sell at a discounted price to people in search of a bargain. 

By donating your used office furniture items, your business can ensure that bulky furniture stays out of our already overfilled landfills. This practice also reduces demand for resources needed for making new pieces of office furniture. 

 

Call Junk King of Alameda for All your Office Furniture Removal Needs 

 

If you are unable to sell your used office furniture, and don’t have the time or heavy duty truck needed to haul dozens of unused office desks down to your local Goodwill, Junk King of Alameda offers easy, efficient, and affordable office furniture removal. 

We are proud to be the leading junk removal service for individuals and business owners in the Bay area. We provide junk removal services to the Peninsula area, including residential and commercial service to people in Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Hercules, Newark, Oakland, Pinole, Richmond, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, San Pablo, and Sunol. 

Our junk removal team has developed solid, long-standing relationships with several donation and recycling centers around our communities, including Goodwill, the Salvation Army, local homeless shelters, Habitat for Humanity, and more.

 

With these relationships, we are able to help business owners in Alameda get rid of virtually any type of large, bulky furniture items that are taking up space in your business. Instead of sending your old or unused desks, chairs, cubicles to the dump, we can help to ensure that these items are either donated or sold at a discounted price to other businesses or newly remote workers looking to furnish a home office. 

Computers, monitors, phones, televisions, printers, copy machines, and other common office electronics are another source of office furniture waste that require special consideration. These electronics are known as electronic waste (e-waste), and should not be sent to the landfill as they may leach heavy metals and other toxic chemicals into the local environment. Here at Junk King of Alameda, we can also help you safely and legally get rid of all your sources of e-waste. 

 

Free Junk Removal Price Estimator
 

Our company is also proud to say that we offer superior customer service. We have dedicated staff waiting to answer your call and help you find an effective solution for every office furniture removal needs. For online and text price estimates, we also make every effort to give you a response in 10 minutes or less.

 

Fair pricing, quality customer service, and a sincere commitment to recycling or reusing at least 60 percent of the junk we pick up are just a few of the reasons that Junk King is the Bay area’s number one preferred junk removal service. 

 

Simply call us at 1-888-5865(JUNK) or consider booking us online here. Again, we offer up-front pricing that will leave you feeling like the weight of your clutter has been lifted off your shoulders. Call us today to help free up space in your business without so much as lifting a finger.  

Oakland Furniture Pickup

An end of an era has hit Oakland. That would be the actual end of the last World War II-era military hospital in California, the Oak Knoll U.S. Naval Medical Center. It has been targeted for implosion. This is the last building standing from the original 167 acre medical complex in Oakland. In its heyday, this center was home to military barracks, stores and administration buildings along with the hospital. It’s going to take 800 pounds of dynamite to bring down this building and then the real clean-up can begin.
Imagine for a moment, if you were put in charge of that cleanup. First of all, this building was officially decommissioned 15 years ago. That meant it was probably stripped to its bare bones.  All the hospital files, furniture and equipment would have been long gone. Anything else of value like lighting fixtures, sconces, copper pipes or scrap metal would have also been pulled out. Basically, what you would be left with would be tons of concrete, wood, rebar and glass. Not exactly the most “friendly” pile of garbage. It’s also probably going to take months to haul away all that garbage dump truck by dump truck.
What would happen if you had to decommission your Oakland home? Perhaps that’s a drastic question to ask, but you’ve probably got some big items in your house that you could do without; specifically some old furniture. The number one reason why people hang on to their old furniture is that they don’t have any viable way of getting rid of it. That has changed thanks to the emergence of your local Oakland based furniture pickup crew – Junk King. These are experienced haulers who have the muscle and the trucks to take away any large furniture item in your home that has seen better days. You don’t have to wait any longer to get rid of something that is an eyesore.
Having a professional team of haulers take away your furniture is a much better choice than dragging that sofa or easy chair out to the curb and hope it will magically disappear. The big problem with that option is that the furniture ends up getting wet, moldy and disgusting forcing the city to take out time from providing other services to pickup that sofa. Before that it’s just a plain hazard. Also consider that you could actually be fined for illegally dumping that furniture on the street. Yes, there are laws on the books in Oakland that target folks who want to make streets their own dumping ground.
The other benefit with hiring a professional company like Junk King to handle your furniture pickup is that you’ll know who you’re inviting into your home. You really don’t want to take a risk with day laborers.   To schedule an Oakland Furniture Pickup appointment today simply call 1-888-888-JUNK or book a free on site estimate online.
Junk King Alameda
15010 Wicks Blvd, Unit B
San Leandro, CA 94577
Hours: M-F: 8A-4P, Sa: 9A-4P, Su: 9A-4P

Providing junk removal services to the Alameda area, including:

Alameda
Albany
Berkeley
Castro Valley
El Cerrito
El Sobrante
Emeryville
Fremont
Hayward
Hercules
Newark
Oakland
Pinole
Richmond
San Leandro
San Lorenzo
San Pablo
Sunol
and these nearby zip codes:
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