Regardless of whether you’re a homeowner, a renter, or a small business owner somewhere in or near downtown San Diego, you have to get rid of stuff. 

For most of us, most of the time, that’s a fairly simple task. We toss it into the trash, the recycling bin, or the dumpster behind the store or shop. Easy peasy! Other times, we’ve got quite a bit of stuff to get rid of, however.

If they’re reusable items, and we just don’t need them or want them, we can often donate them or possibly even sell them. And sites like Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace are great for that. But, if the things we need to get rid of are not reusable, then disposal becomes a bit of a problem.

And when it comes to items like scrap metal or junk metal, most of us are left wondering how to get rid of it properly. That’s when a scrap metal removal solution from Junk King San Diego Downtown can come in handy.

Not Into Heavy Metal? Help for Scrap Metal Removal in Downtown San Diego

Small items and pieces of junk metal can usually go into a residential or commercial recycling bin. And, in fact, we strongly encourage that approach whenever possible. 

Why? Because metals are the most completely recyclable material we typically dispose of.

Steel, for example, is 100 percent recyclable, and can be recycled into the same material of the same quality again and again. In fact, almost all metals aside from uranium, plutonium, and mercury, are infinitely recyclable. (And, hopefully, you’re not trying to offload any scrap uranium!)

The biggest benefit is that the more scrap metal we recycle, the fewer new, or virgin, metals that have to be produced. And less junk material ends up in landfills. 

In addition, there are energy – and climate – benefits from recycling metals, as well.

One source has noted that, 

“Aside from the diversion of material from landfills, other important benefits of metal recycling versus the creation of virgin metal include a reduction in energy consumption as well as in the use of other materials. For example, recycled aluminum requires 95 percent less energy, while copper needs 90 percent less, and steel 56 percent less. Additionally, the recycling of one ton of steel avoids the use of 2,500 pounds of iron ore, 1,400 pounds of coal, and 120 pounds of limestone.”

But, as a nation, we still do not recycle anywhere near the amount of scrap metal that could be recycled. According to the EPA, for example,

“Overall, the Agency estimated the recycling of ferrous metals from durable goods (large and small appliances, furniture, and tires) to be 27.8 percent (4.7 million tons) in 2018. EPA estimated the recycling rate for steel cans to be 70.9 percent (1.1 million tons) in 2018. … This was 7.2 percent of all MSW landfilled.”

In other words, we’re great at reusing steel cans at almost 71 percent being reused. But the bulk of other ferrous metals – iron and steel items – end up somewhere else, usually a landfill.

The problem for most folks is that their scrap metal is either made up of items too heavy for them to deal with, or the volume of scrap is too large for them to haul themselves. 

Enter Junk King!

When you choose Junk King San Diego Downtown for your scrap metal and other junk removal needs, you can rest assured that you will be served by a team of trained and professional junk removal experts who can come to your home, business, or even your self-storage unit.

And, once there, these insured, bonded, and courteous junk removal professionals will remove all your unwanted items quickly and efficiently.

At Junk King San Diego Downtown, we are a proud member of a nationally highly-rated and recognized junk removal company. But we are more than that – we’re a proud member of our community, as well. 

There’s far more to choosing a junk removal company than price, and the smart junk removal choice is to hire a local professional firm like Junk King San Diego Downtown.

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Affordable Scrap Metal Removal with Junk King San Diego Downtown

Junk King San Diego Downtown is your best local choice for your residential junk removal needs. With superior service, professionalism, and value, we are proud to be recognized as the Number One junk removal company in the industry.

And, at the start of COVID-19, Junk King was one of the first in our industry to offer touchless junk removal service.

Because Junk King’s junk removal trucks are up to 30 percent larger than those of our competitors, we can save you money since we’re able to haul more of your junk in fewer trips. And we offer fair and transparent pricing to all our customers, which is something that’s not so common in our industry. This means that with Junk King San Diego Downtown, you will save money since we simply charge by the amount of space your junk takes up in our trucks, not by weight like most other firms do. 

In other words, you’ll pay the same price for either a half truckload of washers and dryers or a half truckload of carpet padding and old drapes!

That means, unlike many of our competitors, we don’t make you pay more for hauling heavy metal items than we would for those old plastic patio chairs and tables – even though they might take up the same amount of space in our truck.

In addition, our pricing is the lowest in our service area, whether that’s National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Coronado, or downtown San Diego. In fact, at Junk King, we guarantee to beat any written estimate.

And we offer free estimates along with four different ways to get an estimate:

ON-SITE: The best and most accurate way for us to offer you the lowest price is a free, no-obligation on-site estimate.

CALL: You can also call or live chat with our customer service representatives.

TEXT: Take a photo of your items, text it to us at 737-888-5865, and we’ll text back an estimate.

ONLINE: Simply click “Pricing” in the navigation above, scroll to Pricing Estimator, and click the green “Launch Pricing Estimator” button.

While an estimate is not an actual quote, once our junk removal team shows up at your location, they will give you a firm, no-obligation price on-site.

Green Scrap Metal Removal in Downtown San Diego

Junk King operates with a mission to recycle and reuse as much as possible.  And that’s true for Junk King San Diego Downtown, as well. In fact, our goal is to recycle or reuse as much as 60 percent of all the junk we pick up, including scrap metal.

And, unlike some businesses that tout the label of being “green” as a marketing tool, Junk King has been North America’s greenest junk removal service since we pioneered recycling-based junk removal back in 2005. In other words, we’re the “real deal.”

At the heart of our eco-friendly scrap metal removal process is sorting every load we bring into our recycling warehouses for metals, as well as any other junk materials such as paper, glass, household goods, e-waste, textiles, and furniture items.

Like our founders, Junk King San Diego Downtown is committed to helping to keep our planet and our community clean, green, and beautiful for generations to come.

The Number One Junk Removal Choice for Downtown San Diego

When you call Junk King San Diego Downtown for your scrap metal or other junk removal needs, you will get the absolute best in residential junk removal and commercial junk removal services in the downtown San Diego area.

For residential and commercial scrap metal removal services that are efficient, affordable, and eco-friendly, call on Junk King San Diego Downtown.

So, contact us today and let us know what junk items you want us to remove from your home or property.

Junk King will collect and deliver your junk metal items to a local recycling facility. And we guarantee that your metal debris will become new recycled material using the most environmentally friendly methods.

In fact, Junk King recycles more than other junk removal companies and our junk metal recycling is available for any need including:

• Iron, steel, copper, aluminum, brass, and more
• Beams, wires, and other construction metal debris
• Plumbing fixtures and other DIY home renovation debris
• Any other unwanted metal junk

Scrap Metal Removal and Recycling from Downtown San Diego’s Green Junk Haulers

We are fully insured to protect you against any risk. We safely carry the scrap metal debris off your property and load it into our large, heavy-duty trucks. From pick-up to transport, our junk metal recycling service relieves you of an otherwise difficult and dangerous chore.

Contact us to schedule an appointment for junk metal recycling and we’ll pick up any amount and type of metal from your home, business, or construction site. The only things we can’t take are hazardous materials.

Schedule Your Scrap Metal Recycling Today

With Junk King San Diego Downtown, you only need to point us in the direction of your unwanted junk and our friendly, uniformed staff will take it from there. And we always provide you with upfront pricing when we arrive on-site.

So, schedule an appointment to get a free, no-obligation estimate before we begin to work.

Call Junk King San Diego Downtown today at 1.888.888.JUNK (5865) or book online!