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In southern California, just outside of Los Angeles, a 500 foot mountain rises above the surrounding landscape. This mountain, however, wasn’t formed by the movement of tectonic plates or millennia-old glaciers. Rather, this hill is actually one of the largest landfills in the United States. The Puente Hills Landfill covers an astounding 700 acres and raises at least 500 feet (150 meters) into the air. The landfill was operational for 8 years, from 2005 to 2013, and accepted an estimated four million tons of waste. In just eight years, then, our consumer habits and the resulting streams of waste were able to create a massive mountain of junk that fundamentally changed the local landscape.
The statistics behind the waste we create are staggering. Consider the following:
- The average person in the United States creates upwards of 4.9 pounds of trash per person per day;
- The total generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) in 2018 was 292.4 million tons;
- Of that total, nearly 35 million tons of MSW (11.8 percent) were combusted with energy recovery and more than 146 million tons of MSW (50 percent) were landfilled;
- Less than one-third of our municipal solid waste is recycled, and that number is projected to DECREASE in coming years;
- Around 600 million tons of construction and demolition (C&D) debris were generated in the United States in 2018, which is more than twice the amount of generated municipal solid waste.
- Demolition represents more than 90 percent of total C&D debris generation, while construction represents less than 10 percent.
To deal with these enormously large waste streams, the junk removal industry is continuing to grow at a surprising rate. Today, the junk removal industry, which includes junk moving, hauling, and packaging, is a $10 billion industry a year according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unfortunately, many of the private junk removal companies have a limited focus on recycling or donating the junk that they pick up. To maximize the efficiency and profit margins of their businesses, many of these businesses simply haul junk directly to the nearest landfill.
According to one recent study, the United States is at serious risk of running out of sufficient landfill space within the next two decades. Increasing our recycling rate, repurposing old junk items, donating usable items, and other strategies to keep waste out of the landfills will all be of extreme importance in the coming years.
Unfortunately, a recent poll from the Pew Research Center found that around one-quarter of the U.S. population does not have access to curbside recycling programs. For large bulky items, however, recycling can be significantly more challenging as many municipal recycling programs will not offer regular pickup of couches, construction debris, large appliances, and other bulky junk items.
Private junk removal businesses, then, should play a central role in filling this gap within the waste management industry. There are an estimated 7,000 junk removal companies operating in about 14,000 locations. If these companies took seriously the challenge to increase the amount of junk that is either recycled, donated, repurposed, or “upcycled,” an enormous amount of waste could be diverted from local landfills.
Junk King of South San Francisco is one example of a full-service junk removal company that takes seriously their commitment to reducing the amount of waste ending up in local landfills. David Meacham, the owner of Junk King of South San Francisco says that: “Our team of crew members that we’ve built here are dedicated to helping South San Francisco reduce its environmental footprint and help people lift that metaphorical weight of their clutter off their shoulders.”
Hiring Junk King for Bulk Item Pickup
Here at , we offer the number one rated junk removal service, providing superior value, service and effort to the customers we serve. If you live in South San Francisco, Junk King can help you comply with recycling and trash removal laws and ordinances. While some people might think that this service will end up costing you an arm and a leg, we have competitive prices that make it easy and affordable to get rid of your bulky junk items or bulk item pickup.
Furthermore, we here Junk King South San Francisco support the recycling initiatives and ordinances that are helping to make San Francisco one of the greenest (if not the greenest) city in North America. We have several connections with certified recycling centers, donation and thrift shops, and other businesses to ensure that the junk we haul away gets a chance at “another life.”
We understand that accumulating junk is a problem that almost everyone experiences at some time in your life. Whether you are downsizing to a smaller home or simply want to free up some space in your garage of basement, our junk removal professionals can help you get rid of your unwanted junk in an environmentally responsible way. We also offer a commercial junk removal service for businesses within the South San Francisco community.
For individuals, homeowners, and business owners located in Brisbane, Burlingame, Daly City, El Granada, Half Moon Bay, Millbrae, Montara, Moss Beach, Pacifica, San Bruno, San Mateo, or other parts of South San Francisco, Junk King is the best junk removal company to help you deal with your bulk junk. We offer appliance and furniture disposal, electronic waste recycling, bulky junk item removal, yard debris removal, hot tub disposal, and much more. As long as it is not classified as toxic waste, we can help you remove the junk you have stored in your home or business.
Unlike other junk removal services who simply drive your trash to the nearest landfill, we make a sincere effort to recycle or donate as much as possible. Our mission is to ensure that at least 60 percent of all the trash and junk we collect at each site is either recycled, reused, or repurposed. Our company is here to ensure that individuals and businesses can get rid of their excess junk while also having a positive impact on the environment, and their local community.
How to Contract Junk King South San Francisco
If you are ready to free up some space in your home or business, you can schedule your next junk removal appointment with Junk King South San Francisco by simply calling 1-888-888-JUNK. We believe in fair and transparent pricing, and thus make every effort to offer live, on-site pricing, especially for larger jobs. By actually visiting the site and seeing the junk you need hauled away, we can offer you an accurate price for the job. Our on-site price assessment is free and comes with no obligations to hire us. You can also text us a photo of the junk or trash items that you need removed at 737-888-5865, and we will text you back a price estimate.
Lastly, we also offer an efficient pricing estimate online. Just follow the link on the “Pricing” tab on our website, scroll to pricing estimator, enter your zip code, and choose estimate “By List Item” or “By Truckload.” We offer a $20 rebate for hiring us online.
No matter how you choose to contact us, we here at Junk King South San Francisco guarantee to outcompete any written estimate. As a junk removal company that is licensed, insured, and is fully committed to running a recycling-based operation, we also are amazingly able to offer the most competitive (and transparent) pricing for junk removal services in the South San Francisco area.
