Have you ever thought about what you would do if one day the garbage truck stopped coming by once or twice a week to help you get rid of your steady stream of trash? For most people, the lack of a regular waste management service would quickly lead to a minor disaster, with trash piling up in our homes, along our streets, and throughout our community. 

In the city of New Orleans and the surrounding region, however, the problem of a lack of regular trash service has sadly been a common occurrence that has plagued the city. For individuals, homeowners, business owners, and all other residents of New Orleans, hiring the best junk hauling companies is often the best and most efficient way to deal with excessive trash that builds up when the regular waste management service is facing difficulties. 

The Recurring Garbage Crisis in New Orleans

During the past couple of years here in New Orleans, the combination of natural disasters, global pandemics, and a growing scarcity of available landfill space have put a serious strain on waste management services. For both residents and business owners throughout the city, this has led to long delays and temporary suspension of regular trash service. 

Last year, following the landfall of Hurricane Ida, many residents went several weeks without getting their trash collected. According to one news report from last year: 

Many New Orleans residents have gone weeks without trash pickup since Hurricane Ida pummeled the city at the end of August, and city officials, activists, sanitation workers and even the company contracted to do the work all agree that one of the central problems is a labor shortage.

In fact, residents and business owners were calling non-stop to report the suspension of regular trash service. Between the months of September and October of last year, the city’s non-emergency service line received 5,110 calls to report missed trash pickups. The piles of trash that accumulated on street corners and in abandoned lots turned into a serious public health threat. The rotting trash attracted animals and vermin which spread dangerous diseases. The suffocating smells in the thick Louisiana heat certainly didn’t help boost property values for people throughout the city. 

Also since last year, the raging COVID-19 pandemic created severe labor shortages affecting garbage delivery drivers and workers. A City of New Orleans Department of Sanitation press release in January announced that COVID-19 has severely impacted solid waste collections citywide, with more than 30 percent of drivers unable to work, causing delays to the scheduled New Year’s holiday collections.” 

To make matters even worse, the waste management company responsible for helping New Orleans residents deal with their trash are facing a growing landfill scarcity crisis. Currently, New Orleans only relies on the River Birch landfill. The fact that all of the city´s trash is sent to one landfill frequently causes delays for trucks collecting trash from the city’s east side. According to one report, waste management trucks can sometimes take up to three hours to complete their drop-offs to the Avondale location. 

Private Junk Haulers Can Help with your Trash Pickup Needs 

When the garbage truck doesn’t roll around on the regular trash pickup day, might there be a better way to deal with your excess junk instead of simply storing it in your garage or on the curb in front of your home? Piles of trash, besides being ugly and driving down property values, can also pose a serious health risk to people in New Orleans. 

Fortunately, Junk King of New Orleans is the region´s top-rated junk removal service, and has years of experience in helping homeowners, business owners, and residents of New Orleans get rid of their junk in an efficient, affordable, and environmentally friendly manner. 

Miller Gunn, the proud owner of Junk King of New Orleans, was inspired to start his Junk King franchise because it allowed him to offer an extremely important and necessary service that was often missing from New Orleans communities. Not only can Miller and his team of professional junk removers help people get rid of piles of junk when the regular trash service fails, but they are also available for bulky item pickup, yard waste removal, furniture and appliance recycling, e-waste recycling, and more. As long as the junk or trash you have on hand is not classified as toxic waste, Junk King of New Orleans can help you get rid of your trash in the quickest possible way. 

Another benefit that comes with working with Junk King of New Orleans is that we go the extra mile to try and keep as much junk out of the landfill as possible. Whereas many junk hauling organizations may simply haul your junk to the nearest possible dump (legal or otherwise), our business ethic is centered on making the right environmental choice. 

After several years of working in the junk removal industry, we have developed a series of relationships with metal recyclers, appliance recyclers, and other recycling industries to help give your old junk a chance at a “new life.” Furthermore, we also know that many of the junk items we pick up can be fixed up, reused, repurposed, and donated. 

One way that Miller and his crew give back to the community of New Orleans is through taking the time to separate and donate the items that they pick up. When doing a property cleanout or removing the items from an abandoned storage unit, there may often be furniture, couches, chairs, appliances, and other items that are still usable. Instead of simply sending these items to the dump, we work with several different charities, donation centers, and others who can help get these items to people in need. 

How to Contact Junk King of New Orleans 

Whether the garbage truck didn’t come around for the second week in a row, or if you simply have an excess amount of junk that needs to be cleaned out of your home or business, Junk King of New Orleans is here to help you with the fastest, most affordable, and most environmentally friendly junk removal service in the region. We provide our junk removal services to the New Orleans area, including the communities of Arabi, Belle Chasse, Chalmette, Destrehan, Gretna, Harvey, Kenner, La Place, Marrero, Meraux, Metairie, New Orleans, New Sarpy, Norco, Saint Rose, Violet, and Westwego.

Here at Junk King of New Orleans, we are committed to providing all of our customers with fair and transparent pricing mechanisms. We offer four simple ways to get a direct quote for the junk you need hauled away: 

1. 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 agreed upon, we will often be able to get rid of your junk on the same day. 
2. 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 1 888-888-JUNK. Our customer service representatives can help you plan the logistics for any size junk removal and offer you a price estimate based on the amount of junk you need to get rid of. 
3. Text us a Photo: 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.
4. 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 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. 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!