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Have you ever stopped to stop to think about where your junk eventually ends up? For most of us, our relationship with the waste we produce generally ends when the garbage truck picks up the trash that we leave at the end of our driveway. Knowing where our trash eventually goes, however, can help homeowners, individuals, and business owners in San Bruno make more informed decisions about environmentally friendly ways to deal with our waste streams.
In San Mateo County, California, there is just one active landfill, the Ox Mountain in Half Moon Bay. However, there are 17 closed landfills in different locations around the County. Many of our area parks and even some light commercial development have actually been built on top of the trash that past generations have accumulated and thrown away throughout the preceding decades. Eventually, the landfill in Half Moon Bay will also fill up, thus compelling the local government to continue the search for further landfill space.
Fortunately, much of the waste that we create today isn’t waste at all, but rather gets recycled, reused, or repurposed. According to the San Mateo County Health Department, “the Environmental Health Services’ Solid Waste Program staff make sure that business, garbage collection, and disposal companies, and individual residents follow federal, state, and local standards and permitting requirements for proper handling and disposal of solid waste. Inspectors permit and regulate four Transfer/Material Recovery Facilities (MRF) and one Anaerobic Digestion Facility in Pescadero, San Bruno, San Carlos, and South San Francisco.”
Instead of simply tossing the trash into the dump at Half Moon Bay, then, these recovery stations help to divert much of our trash from the landfills via recycling programs. The Anaerobic Digestion Facility is a unique strategy that turns much of our organic waste such as yard debris and leftover food scraps into biogas that can be used for different purposes.
Furthermore, residents of San Bruno can also choose to work with one of the greenest junk removal companies in the country. Junk King of South San Francisco is the top-rated junk removal company in the region and offers the most environmentally responsible way to get rid of the junk that you accumulate.
The Problems with Improper Waste Management in the South San Francisco Region
Besides the 17 filled landfills that dot our local landscape, much of the trash that we accumulate unfortunately gets illegally dumped and ends up polluting local bodies of water. One recent report about problems that the waste management services in South San Francisco states emphatically that:
“The cities of Foster City, Half Moon Bay, Menlo Park, Millbrae, Pacifica, San Bruno, and San Mateo mentioned specific waterways (i.e., lagoons, beaches, creeks, or drainage channels) as trash problem areas. Half Moon Bay and Pacifica experience trash problems due to large numbers of people littering at City and State beaches. Creeks and other waterways named in the survey were Ravenswood Slough and San Francisco Creek within Menlo Park, San Mateo Creek and Marina Lagoon in San Mateo, and San Pedro Creek in Pacifica. Foster City, Millbrae, San Mateo, and San Bruno all mentioned issues with litter from private landowners or public areas (parks, playgrounds, walkways) adjacent to lagoons, unnamed creeks, or open drainage channels.”
Illegal dumping of our trash, then, creates a serious public health hazard. Not only is trash unsightly, especially in public parks and nature areas, but it can also cause potentially dangerous contamination. Electronic waste from used TVs, computers, cell phones, and other appliances and electronics may very well leach heavy metals and other toxic chemicals into the soil and waterways. This leaching could contaminate the important drinking water sources of the people in San Bruno and the wider Bay area.
The Best Way to Responsibly Get Rid of Your Trash
The Bay Area is proud to be one of the nation´s leaders in moving towards a Zero Waste society. Despite important advances in recycling and reducing our waste stream, we still have a long way to go to reach a 100 percent landfill diversion rate. For residents of San Bruno, it is important to take practical steps to ensure that your junk doesn’t simply end up in the nearest landfill. Instead of simply hauling all your junk to the curbside or illegally leaving trash in your nearest park, consider hiring Junk King of South San Francisco for all your junk removal needs.
Unlike other waste management companies, we make every possible effort to help you reduce your waste footprint. David Meacham, the owner of the Junk King franchise in South San Francisco says:
“Our team of crew members that we’ve built here is dedicated to helping South San Francisco reduce its environmental footprint and help people lift that metaphorical weight of their clutter off their shoulders.”
Our junk removal technicians can help individuals and businesses get rid of virtually any type of junk that isn’t classified as toxic waste. The different types of junk that we can haul away include:
- –Yard Waste
- –General trash
- –Construction and demolition debris
- –Used furniture
- –TVs, electronics, appliances, and other sources of e-waste
- –Old hot tubs
- –Used refrigerators
- –Property foreclosures
- -And more!
We are proud to report that at least 60 percent of the junk collected at each job is either recycled, reused, or repurposed, rather than simply being dumped into landfills. We have developed a huge network of relationships with recycling facilities, thrift stores, donation centers, and other businesses that specialize in finding ways to reuse or repurpose your junk items.
Whether you have a used refrigerator that is still working or an old couch that needs new upholstery, we can ensure that your used stuff gets a “second chance” at life. We offer our residential and commercial junk pickup services to individuals and businesses in San Mateo and other communities in the South San Francisco region of the Bay area, including Brisbane, Burlingame, Daly City, El Granada, Half Moon Bay, Millbrae, Montara, Moss Beach, Pacifica, San Bruno, and South San Francisco.
How to Contact Junk King of South San Francisco?
Another reason to hire Junk King of South San Francisco is that we are one of the few companies in the region that can offer you a fair and transparent pricing estimate for any junk removal job. We understand the frustration that comes when an agreed-upon price is suddenly raised by 50 percent at the last minute, and we want to ensure that never happens when you work with Junk King of South San Francisco. To that end, we offer all of our customers four convenient ways to get a free estimate on any size junk removal service you may need.
For larger jobs, we offer 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.”
If you’re ready to reclaim your space and make a positive impact on the environment, you can schedule your next junk removal appointment with Junk King South San Francisco by calling 1-888-888-JUNK (5865) or booking online.
