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There is nothing worse for a community than to wake up one morning and find that a street corner or abandoned lot is completely filled with trash bags that weren’t collected overnight during the regular trash pickup. Furthermore, illegal dumping and large-scale littering also cause serious problems to communities around the Greater Philadelphia area, especially to the people living in King of Prussia (KOP). Besides the ugliness of abandoned cars, bags of smelly trash, and construction debris littering our roads and communities, illegal dumping and trash that is not picked up on time can also pose a serious health risk. For community members who live near areas that regularly have a serious littering problem, the presence of trash can also drive down property prices.
Though law enforcement, local government, and other institutions have a role to play in cracking down on illegal dumping practices, everybody can and should contribute to cleaning up our town. Junk King Greater Philadelphia area–remove the word area is one private company doing its part to help keep King of Prussia and surrounding areas in our community healthy and clean.
Below, we outline some of the problems related to public trash removal services and illegal dumping in the greater Philadelphia region and explain how Junk King´s junk removal service can be an answer to these growing problems.
Illegal Dumping in Greater Philadelphia area: A Problem that Affects Us All
During the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were obviously several public services that were suspended due to the unprecedented public health crisis and the resulting lockdown orders. Waste management services were rightfully deemed to be an essential service/business and continued to operate throughout the pandemic. However, there were several serious problems that arose throughout 2020 with regular trash pickup.
According to one 2020 report in the Greater Philly area:
Sidewalks in Philadelphia neighborhoods are covered with plastic bags full of trash that haven’t been collected in a week. It’s rotting. It smells. It’s full of holes. And nobody knows when it’s going to get picked up. The city blames the pandemic, which has caused more people to stay home and make more trash, along with a shortage of sanitation workers as the main reasons trash pickup is delayed. But the workers have a different view.
Fast forward a year or two, and many of the same management issues related to regular trash pickup service continue to plague many parts of the city. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported last year that “communities across the Philadelphia region are experiencing widespread trash pickup delays, often lasting days and sometimes a week or more, as a result of a labor shortage among waste haulers.”
The Streets Department Commissioner claimed that the ongoing delays were caused by staff shortages and the increased tonnage from people remaining home due to the pandemic. However, as these problems persist, it is important for all sectors of society to pull together in an attempt to reduce the amount of trash and waste accumulating on our streets and throughout our city.
How Junk King Can Help You Deal with your Accumulated Trash
Here at Junk King of the Greater Philadelphia area, we understand that getting rid of bulky items such as old furniture and appliances can be a difficult and cumbersome ordeal. Not only that but with life returning back to normalcy, not everyone has the time to sort through their unwanted junk, take it to a landfill, or even have time to research how to properly dispose of their unwanted items. We also know that after several days of delayed trash pickup, many people in King of Prussia and the surrounding areas might simply not have a place to safely store their extra trash in a hygienic manner until the dump truck eventually makes the rounds.
For that reason, we are committed to helping our residential and commercial clients get rid of their excess junk in an extremely easy, efficient, and environmentally friendly manner. When you hire us for any of your junk removal needs, we will do all the heavy lifting and towing. You simply have to let us know where the junk or trash items are located and we will do the rest. Due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic, we also offer no-contact service, meaning that you never have to physically interact with our junk removal technicians.
Furthermore, we are proud to be the “greenest” junk removal company in the region. After several years of operation, our junk removal teams have developed an extensive network of relationships with thrift stores, donation centers, recycling businesses, charities, and others who might be able to take on your old junk, refurbish the items, and thus keep them out of our already over-burdened landfills.
Additionally, we are proud to be able to offer our customers “fair and transparent” pricing, which is one of the hallmarks of our company. Whether you’ve had a pile of unwanted junk in your garage that you’ve been waiting to get rid of, you are just getting around to spring cleaning, you are replacing some living room furniture, or your regular trash service is delayed and you have a collection of trash bags building up in your garage, we are here to offer the most cost effective way to deal with that excess junk. We even offer you four different ways to get a free estimate:
- On-Site Pricing Estimate: On-site pricing is the best and most accurate way for us to assess the job and offer you the lowest price. Unlike other companies, our on-site pricing estimates are completely free and come with no obligation on your part. Our junk removal professionals will inspect the junk you need hauled away and offer you an upfront price. If a price is agreed upon, we will often be able to get rid of your car junk on the same day.
- Call to Talk with a Trained Customer Service Representative: If you’d prefer to talk with someone before making a decision, you can call us toll-free at l 888-888-JUNK. Our customer service representatives can offer you a pricing estimate and help you plan the logistics of removing your car junk from your property.
- Text us a Photo: Also, you can simply take a photo of your car junk and text us at 737-888-5865. We will promptly text you back a transparent price estimate. Once you accept the estimate, all you have to do is wait for the Junk King truck to arrive.
- Online pricing estimator: Lastly, Junk King 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 type and size of 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. The online pricing estimator is convenient, reliable, and time-saving for those on a tight schedule.
No matter what option you choose, as soon as a price is agreed upon, you choose a date and two-hour service window that works for your schedule. Our junk removal professionals will call you 15-30 minutes before we show up to promptly take your junk away!
Besides being here to help the individuals, businesses, and residents of King of Prussia, we also offer our top-rated junk removal services to other communities in the greater Philadelphia area, including Ambler, Ardmore, Aston, Avondale, Bala Cynwyd, Berwyn, Blue Bell, Bridgeport, Brookhaven, , Broomall, Bryn Mawr, Chadds Ford, Chalfont, Chester, Norristown, Philadelphia, West Chester, and Wilmington. Call us today at (610) 379-3770 for all of your junk removal needs!
