Beverly Hills is synonymous with wealth, luxury, and fame. As of July of this year, the average selling price for a home in Beverly Hills was a casual $5.6 million, according to Realtor.com. With dozens of A-list celebrities calling Beverly Hills their home, it shouldn´t come as a surprise that the city also boasts two of the wealthiest streets in America: Beverly Park Circle, and Beverly Park Terrace with the average home price well over $15 million. 

Despite the huge custom estates, luxurious shopping, and massive influx of tourists, however, the City of Beverly Hills is also renowned for having an extremely low waste footprint. Whereas the State of California is demanding all cities to move towards a 50 percent diversion rate for waste being sent to landfills, Beverly Hills is on track to divert at least 60 percent of their city´s waste.

In this short article, we take a look at some of the ways individuals, homeowners, business owners, and other residents of the City of Beverly Hills can do their part to help reduce even further the amount of waste that is sent to our local landfills systems.  We also explain why Junk King of Los Angeles is the best option to help individuals, homeowners, and businesses in Los Angeles get rid of their junk in the most efficient, affordable, and environmentally friendly manner.

What is a Waste Diversion Rate and Why is it Important? 

When the State of California talks about increasing the waste diversion rate, what exactly does that mean? Waste diversion rates take into consideration the amount of trash, junk, and other waste items that are diverted from landfills and incinerators through three principle strategies: Reducing the amount of waste, reusing trash items before sending them to the local landfill or incinerator, and recycling items that can be recycled. 

Let’s take a deeper look at three strategies for waste diversion: 

• Recycling: In the recent past, the main emphasis for waste diversion was centered on the importance of recycling. This emphasis helped to establish different recycling technologies and industries, while also creating markets for recycled materials. In more recent years, however, China´s ban on receiving recyclable materials from the United States (mostly plastics) has thrown the recycling industry into turmoil. In 2018, China’s imports of recyclable plastics decreased to 51,605 tons from 5.8 million tons in 2017. A year after the ban, China’s imports decreased further to 924 tons—a 98.2 percent decline. However, separating certain items for waste like paper, plastic, and metal so that they may be processed into material for new products, is still an extremely important aspect of waste diversion.

• Reducing: There are several different actions that can be taken to reduce the amount of waste we send out to the curb every month. Avoiding single use plastic bags, using silverware instead of plastic utensils, and choosing to compost your organic wastes are all important ways to reduce the amount of waste we create. To put this into perspective, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that more food reaches landfills and incinerators than any other single material in our everyday trash, constituting 22 percent of municipal solid waste.

• Reusing: Lastly, reusing individual products in a different ways is another strategy to increase our total waste diversion rate. Instead of throwing away those old tires, turning it into a backyard swing is one example of how to reuse, or up-cycle, waste items in order to keep them out of the landfill. 

How can Junk King Help with Junk Removal in Beverly Hills 

No matter what type of junk you have on hand, Junk King Los Angeles is proud to be the greenest junk removal company in the southern California area. We go the extra mile to sort through the different junk items we pick up, thus allowing us to determine what items can be reused or recycled. We believe wholeheartedly that everyone should play a part in caring for our environment. Whereas many junk removal company choose the easy route of simply hauling the junk items they pick up directly to the local dump, we are proud to say that we recycle, donate, or otherwise repurpose at least 60 percent of the junk items that we pick up. 

Over several years of working in the junk removal industry, we have developed a huge network of relationships with recycling companies, thrift stores, and other organizations that allow us to give your junk another “life.” 

For environmentally conscious homeowners, individuals, and business owners in the Los Angeles area, hiring Junk King is your best strategy to do your part to reduce your waste footprint. Besides working in Beverly Hills, we also offer our top-rated junk removal services to the following Los Angeles areas: Arcadia, Burbank, Carson, Compton, Covina, Downey, Glendale, Inglewood, Lakewood, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Norwalk, Pasadena, Rancho Cucamonga, San Pedro, and Whittier. 

Furthermore, when you hire Junk King for any junk removal need in Beverly Hills, we also make every effort to accommodate our clients who might not be able to lift, carry, or haul heavy junk items. We know that people in Beverly Hills lead busy lives, so we are committed to making junk removal as easy, efficient, and stress free as possible. 

Instead of struggling to haul heavy junk items out to the curbside, here at Junk King Los Angeles, we are here to help you do the heavy lifting and hauling. For clients who prefer a “no-contact” junk removal service, you can also simply leave your junk on your driveway or the curb in front of your home or business, and we can haul away your waste without ever entering your home or residence. 

How to Hire Junk King for Junk Removal in Beverly Hills? 

Also, we believe that every client has the right to know exactly how much you can expect to pay for any type of junk removal service. To that end, we offer all of our clients a fair and transparent pricing estimate for any junk removal job. We understand that large junk removal can be a hectic time, and we believe that our customers shouldn’t have to worry about hidden prices and other concealed costs. Thus, we offer all of our customers four convenient ways to get a free estimate on any size junk removal service you many need. 

For larger jobs, we offer an on-site pricing, which will allow us to give you an accurate and exact price estimate for the job. We may even be able to haul away your junk the same day we give you the on-site price estimate. 

You can also call us at 1-888-888-JUNK to live chat with our highly trained customer service representatives. For smaller junk removal services, you can take a photo of the items you need removed and text us at 737-888-5865. We will text you back an estimate. Lastly, for a pricing estimate online, simply click the “Pricing” tab in the navigation above, scroll to pricing estimator, enter your zip code, and choose estimate “By List Item” or “By Truckload.”

Contact us today to get rid of any type of junk you might have laying around your home or business!