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The Best Blue Ridge Junk Removal Services to Reduce your Waste Footprint

 

Did you know that every person in the United States is responsible for producing around 4.5 pounds of trash each and every day? From leftover food scraps after a big family meal, to the junk mail that you receive daily in your mailbox, to the bulky used refrigerator that you finally decide to throw away, there are thousands of different items that make up our waste streams. Around the country, there are over 20,000 different waste management and junk removal companies that are responsible for helping us remove the junk from our homes or business. In terms of dollars and cents, the waste industry in the United States is valued at over $75 billion each year, making it an extremely lucrative part of the economy. 

What most people don’t realize, however, is that the vast majority of these waste management companies “deal” with our waste by simply taking it to the nearest landfill or incinerator. Though there are several statistics pointing to an increase in our national recycling and waste diversion rate, the fact of the matter is that we continue to send more of our trash to the landfill than ever before. 

In recent years, the Chinese “ban” on importing recyclable items (and especially plastic waste) has caused a surge in the total amount of waste that is sent to the landfill. Here in Blue Ridge, TX, every homeowner, business owner, and other resident can do their part by dutifully separating their trash items into the designated recycling bins. But what about those other waste items that cannot be simply taken out to the curb on trash day? 

Old couches, beds, and other pieces of furniture, used and broken down appliances, playground equipment that is no longer used, and other sources of bulky trash items generally end up in the landfill because most people simply don’t know what to do with those waste items. For residents of Blue Ridge, however, Junk King of North Texas offers an easy, one-stop solution for dealing with all of your junk items in the most responsible and environmentally-friendly manner. We are proud to be the region´s top-rated junk removal company, and believe that as a leader in the junk removal industry, we have a special role to play in helping our clients reduce their ecological footprint.

 

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What is an Ecological Footprint and Why is it Important?

 

The Ecological Footprint is a helpful tool that measures the rate at which individuals and societies consume resources and generate waste compared to how fast nature can absorb that waste and regenerate the resources we need for our wellbeing and survival. One of ways to reduce our waste footprint is through changing our consumption habits and patterns to reduce our overall demand for resources. However, when it comes to absorbing the waste from our consumer habits, things get a trickier. 

Recent studies have shown that humanity today uses the equivalent of 1.6 Earths to provide the resources we use and absorb our waste. This “ecological overshoot” means it now takes the Earth one year and eight months to regenerate what we use in a year. How can we responsibly reduce our “ecological footprint” in a way that allows the natural world to absorb and regenerate our waste?

 

The most effective way of reducing our ecological footprint is by making a conscientious effort to keep our junk out of the landfill. Why is this important? For starters, many landfills across the country are not only quickly filling up, but also pose several serious environmental threats. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that “landfill gas (LFG) is a natural byproduct of the decomposition of organic material in landfills. LFG is composed of roughly 50 percent methane (the primary component of natural gas), 50 percent carbon dioxide (CO2) and a small amount of non-methane organic compounds.” The methane gas produced by landfills is particularly worrisome as it is has more than 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide over the first 20 years after it reaches the atmosphere. The methane being released in enormous quantities from our landfills is thus driving the pace for warming in the short term. 

Beyond the contribution to global warming, landfills are also a major source of pollution of our soils, water sources, and other parts of the local environment. Landfills are filled with heavy metals, minerals, organic chemicals, bacteria, viruses, explosives, flammables, and others toxic substances that can leach into the surrounding environment and pose serious risks to wildlife and nearby human communities.

Reducing the amount of “stuff” that we purchase, use and throw away is obviously one important strategy for keeping junk out of landfills. When items do eventually wear out and need to be thrown away, making every effort to donate, reuse, repurpose, or recycle those items should also be a priority for people wanting to reduce their ecological footprint.

 

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Junk King of North Texas is here to Help you with the Best Junk Removal Service

 

At times, recycling large and bulky items can be extremely difficult. In many cases, the local waste management company may impose strict rules and regulations regarding which items can be picked up. For bulky item pickup, you may have to wait several months for pickup day. Even then, you will also be responsible for taking those large and heavy trash items out to the curb on the morning of pickup day. 

For people who don’t have the time, the physical means, or the resources to do this, the only option on the table may be to hire a private junk hauler. Unfortunately, many of the private junk removal companies that service the Blue Ridge region will simply take the junk that they pick up directly to the local landfill. 

Junk King of North Texas, however, is proud to be one of the few junk removal companies that has an environmental standard at the heart of its business model. Besides doing all of the heavy lifting and hauling for our clients, our junk removal teams also go the extra mile to sort through all of the junk items that we pick up to determine what can be donated, recycled, or otherwise repurposed. Over years of being the leading junk removal company in the region, we have developed several relationships with thrift stores, charities, churches, and recycling centers. This allows to ensure that your junk items are kept out of the landfill and given every possible opportunity for reuse or recycling. 

Furthermore, we are also proud to be the most affordable junk removal company servicing the City of Blue Ridge, TX. Our junk hauling trucks are significantly larger than other companies, and we also only charge by volume (or the amount of space your junk or waste items take up in our trucks). Because of that, we can often help you remove more junk for a lower price. Besides offering the most competitive pricing on the market, we also can beat any written estimates. Our company is fully licensed, insured, and bonded, so that if an accident were to occur, we will respond for any damage that might have been caused during the junk removal process.

 

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How to Hire Junk King for your Blue Ridge Junk Removal Service Needs? 

 

To get an estimate for any type of junk removal, you can call Junk King of North Texas at 1-888-888-5865 (JUNK), or at (978) 212-3973. You can also send a text message with a picture of the junk you need to be removed at 1-737-888-5865. We also offer a helpful online estimator that you can find on our website. Lastly, we are also one of the few junk removal companies who offers free, on-site estimates.

After you receive and accept the free estimate for the junk removal at your home or business, you can pick a 2-hour window for the company to come and help you get rid of your junk in an efficient, environmentally friendly, and timely manner!

Junk King North Texas
9920 Liberty Road
Aubrey, TX 76227
Hours: M-F: 7A-6P, Sa: 7A-4P

Providing junk removal services to the North Texas area, including:

Anna
Argyle
Aubrey
Blue Ridge
Celina
Denton
Frisco
Gunter
Justin
Krum
Lake Dallas
Little Elm
Mckinney
Melissa
Pilot Point
Ponder
Prosper
Sanger
and these nearby zip codes:
75009, 75033, 75034, 75035, 75036, 75058, 75065, 75068, 75070, 75071, 75072, 75078, 75409, 75424, 75454, 76201, 76205, 76207, 76208, 76209, 76210, 76226, 76227, 76247, 76249, 76258, 76259, 76266