Thinking About Old Furniture Removal In Alameda And Contra Costa Counties If you live in the East Bay and need to get rid of old furniture, you may find that furniture removal is no easy task. When you consider that just about any type of furniture is never going to fit into a Prius, or pretty much any other car, that’s just the first hurdle. Unless you have some help, many pieces of old furniture are too heavy for one person to manage. And then you have to take it somewhere to dispose of it! The Challenge of Furniture Removal According to the Contra Costa County official website, only a handful of waste facilities for waste management transfer are listed. And, of these, only five are landfills. Depending on where you live (or work) you have a choice of going to Berkeley, Livermore, Martinez, Pittsburg, Pleasanton, Richmond, or San Leandro. None of these list furniture specifically as an accepted item although they do accept wood scraps and wood debris. One of the great things about old furniture is that most of the materials are almost certainly recyclable. However, the reality is that some furniture is far too difficult to dismantle to make it cost-effective for recycling purposes. And some materials such as various plastics and fibers are not recyclable. There are a few other things you should consider, however, when recycling your old furniture. While it can be a great option, you can’t always just put it all into a truck and take it to your local recycling facility. Many recycling service centers have limits on what they will take. In addition, because many furniture items are composed of a variety of materials, these often need to be dismantled first. Some materials are easily recycled, while others such as certain foam padding materials, require special handling. For example, all steel or aluminum parts can be used for scrap metal, while most wood furniture can be accepted for recycling purposes. However, like most items that are likely constructed of mixed materials, it’s always best to call first before hauling your old furniture to an East Bay waste transfer station facility or landfill. Why Junk King Contra Costa for Furniture Removal? When you hire Junk King, you’re hiring the industry’s Number One furniture removal service. Junk King Contra Costa uses a two-person team and one oversized junk removal truck. And Junk King's furniture removal trucks are 30 percent larger than our competitor’s trucks, which allows us to take more for less. Junk King not only removes your old, unwanted furniture items quickly and efficiently, but we are committed to keeping as many of your items as possible out of landfills. In fact, our eco-friendly mission is to make sure as much of your furniture gets recycled or donated as possible. We are the only national company to operate our business with a local sorting facility and the goal of recycling 60 percent or more of every job! In addition to furniture removal, Junk King Contra Costa also removes construction debris, yard waste, or even a year’s worth of junk. Our other services include foreclosure clean outs, appliance removal, hot tub disposal, electronic waste disposal, large trash removal, and mattress disposal. And, from Oakland to Martinez, we do it all with award winning service. As our Junk King Contra Costa owner Krishna Vepa points out, “We put the customer at ease by removing their junk quickly, efficiently, and in a respectful manner.” In addition to our great service, our pricing is the lowest in our service area, whether that’s Berkeley or Hayward, or Concord, Richmond, Walnut Creek, and everywhere in between. Fair and transparent pricing is one of our hallmarks. Thinking About Old Furniture Removal In Alameda And Contra Costa Counties