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How much junk do you have around your house? Is your basement so full you can’t really get into it? Are your closets about to burst? How easy is it to park your car in the garage? These are all places junk gathers. Even if you can get your vehicle into the garage or navigate through the basement, you may still have some junk there that needs to go. What do you do with this stuff?

You do have a few options. St. Paul’s city bulk trash services can sometimes be the solution, but there are limits to what they will take. You also have to wait until bulk trash pickup day comes around. That means you’ll have to hold on to the junk until then. Another option is to take the stuff to the landfill yourself, but that’s a lot of work, too. Instead, just reach out to Junk King of St. Paul. Our crew is here to help you with everything from getting old appliances out of your home to disassembling busted hot tubs and loading them up.

Why should you work with Junk King St. Paul? Here are many of the benefits we provide.

We Do the Heavy Lifting

One of the biggest downsides of using the city bulk trash service is that you’re at the whims of their schedule. Do you really want to have old furniture or appliances taking up space for several weeks or even a month? That can be annoying. If you forget to haul that junk out to the curb, you’ll have to wait until the next pickup date.

If you live by yourself, you may also have to get help if you can’t get the furniture, appliances, or other things down to the curb. If you’re not able to move these heavy things on your own and can’t easily find help, using the bulk trash service may not even be an option.

With Junk King, that’s not an issue. We do all of the heavy lifting. All you need to do is show us what you want us to take. You don’t have to move it at all. We can get that old refrigerator, dresser, sofa, or whatever else you want us to take no matter where it is. We will carefully get these things out of your home and load them up. It’s that simple. This is why many elderly people and those who live alone work with Junk King. We make junk hauling easy.

Junk is Gone when You Want it Gone

Another benefit Junk King has over the city bulk trash service is that you don’t have to wait for a specific day. We will get rid of junk right away or when it’s most convenient for you. We’ll work with your schedule. Whether you want us to come as soon as possible, need an afternoon pickup, or have any other specific time restrictions, just let us know. We will do everything

possible to make junk removal convenient.

When you arrange services with some companies, they may give you something like an eight-hour window or simply tell you their crew will be there on a certain date. When? They won’t give you a time. Junk King is different. We do jobs in two-hour blocks, so you won’t be waiting around all day. We will also give you a call 15 minutes before we arrive, giving you time to wrap up anything you’re doing. If there’s any kind of emergency that will prevent us from making it during the timeframe you’ve selected, we will let you know as soon as possible.

Our Junk Hauling Service Takes Nearly Everything

The city trash service and many other junk hauling companies have specific limits on what they will take. You may not be able to put any sort of construction debris in your trash bins, for example, or put out any of this type of trash for bulk pickup. What can you do with it? Call Junk King. Our crew can haul off just about anything. For safety reasons, we can’t deal with anything that’s classified as hazardous waste. Other than that, everything else is fair game. We can haul away furniture, old appliances, broken hot tubs, DIY construction debris, storm debris, and much more. Give us a call the next time a winter storm hits your area of Minnesota—we’ll be there to help you get rid of all those downed tree limbs and other junk.

We do more than take stuff inside your home, too. Have you decided that old gazebo needs to go, or do you have a shed that’s about to fall down? We can take care of these structures for you. Junk King demos sheds, gazebos, fences, and other backyard buildings. After we tear it down, we will load up the debris and get rid of it. We’ll even take away your entire fence if it needs replacing. It doesn’t matter how big or how small the job is—we’re here for all of your junk removal needs.

There’s No Need to Go to the Landfill

If you try to haul away all the junk you have at home yourself, you face a few different challenges. First, you have to have a vehicle large enough to haul furniture, appliances, and other debris. If you don’t own such a vehicle, you’ll have to borrow or rent one. Do you know anyone who has a truck and is willing to help you haul stuff to the dump? If not, you may end up renting a truck, and that is going to cost money. You then have to be very careful you don’t scratch up the truck bed or do any damage to the back window.

Second, you have the same problem you may have had when trying to move stuff to the curb: you’re going to need some help. Lifting up an old refrigerator or sectional sofa into a truck isn’t something everyone can do, especially by themselves. You’ll have to have help loading and unloading the truck. If you have to take several loads to the landfill, this quickly becomes an all-day project.

Junk King handles all the loading, and our trucks are large enough that we can do most jobs in one load. If you’re cleaning out an entire house, we can deal with that, too. We may have to bring in a second crew and another truck, but that’s no problem.

There Are No Hidden Fees

When you reach out to Junk King St. Paul for an estimate, we will include every potential fee and charge. You’ll know the maximum amount the job will cost. In some cases, it may cost less. If we do the quote over the phone or online, we will try to be as accurate as possible. However, some large jobs do require an in-person evaluation. We always do a final in-person quote for every job, even if we’ve already given you an estimate, because we want you to have the most accurate information possible. We will answer any questions you have about the cost and walk you through all the numbers before we start.

We Keep Junk Out of the Landfill

Landfills are beginning to run out of space. Even those that compact their garbage don’t have room for infinite amounts of trash. What happens when a landfill is full? There are a few options, but one thing almost always happens: another section of land is selected for garbage. Land isn’t infinite either, so we can’t keep doing that forever. There’s also the issue of what the junk in old landfills is doing to the soil and water.

That’s why Junk King St. Paul is dedicated to finding other solutions to garbage. The first step we take to accomplish this is to pull out whatever junk you’ve given us that’s not actually junk at all. Some people replace their furniture, but the old sofas, chairs, and other items are still usable. They may be scratched or have some stains on the fabric, but those in need can still make use of them. We will donate anything that can still be used to local organizations that help those who need assistance.

Our next step is to pull out recyclable materials. We work with various recycling plants in the area to ensure recyclable materials are given another life. We’ll even pull recyclable materials out of furniture and other items. Finally, whatever is leftover goes to an energy transfer station. Here, junk is used as fuel to generate more energy for homes and businesses in the area.

Want to Get Rid of Junk Today? Call Junk King St. Paul Now

Junk King is ready to help you reclaim your space, get rid of storm debris, or finally say goodbye to that old shed that’s been leaning over for years. Whether it’s one old chair or a whole house full of stuff, you can trust us to quickly and affordably haul away the junk that’s cluttering up your life. Call Junk King St. Paul today at 1-888-888-JUNK or send us a text to 1-737-888-5865 to learn more.

Does it feel like you’re running out of space in your home? If you don’t have any more room for stuff, there are a few things that could be the problem. First, you may have too much junk. For whatever reason, many people do have old, useless stuff in their homes. This could be an old appliance or piece of furniture that got put in the garage but never disposed of, or it could be broken things that got shoved in a drawer instead of going in the trash. 

Even if it’s not broken, you may have things that you just don’t use any longer. These things take up space that you could use for things you actually want. Calling Junk King St. Paul can be a great way to deal with all of this stuff that you don’t need in your home.

There are a few other reasons why you may not have as much space as you would like. If you live in a small apartment or house, you may truly have run out of space. If you do a junk purge and still feel like the house is about to burst, it may be time to seriously consider upsizing. In some cases, though, some simple organization may be all that you need. Here are a few tips to help you with organizing your home and creating more usable space.

1. Gather Up Junk

The first step to organizing is to get rid of junk. This can include anything that’s broken, damaged, or is trash. Old junk mail, catalogs, and empty boxes definitely count as junk, as do broken chairs and that old microwave that doesn’t work any longer. There’s no need to keep these things, so they need to go. In some cases, like with junk mail and boxes, they can go in your city recycling bin. Other, small pieces of trash can go in your trash bin. 

What do you do with things like old mattresses and other large items? That’s where Junk King St. Paul comes in. Just let us know what you need to get rid of, and we will take care of the rest. We haul away old furniture, appliances, yard debris, DIY construction waste, and much more. In fact, as long as it doesn’t include hazardous waste, we can take it. Just call Junk King St. Paul to schedule a pickup. 

2. Donate or Sell What You Don’t Use

Next, take a look at the times that aren’t necessarily trash but that you simply don’t use. These things need to be sorted and either given away, donated, or sold. There are a few different ways you can determine if something falls into this category. The first is fairly easy: have you used the item within the last 12 months? If not, will you ever need it again? Likely not. There might be a few exceptions to this rule, but generally, anything you haven’t needed in the past year isn’t something you need to keep. Of course, this doesn’t apply to things like family heirlooms and other valuable items. 

Another organizational tool you can use here is Marie Kondo’s Konmari method. This method is useful for clothing, knick-knacks, and other items that may not have a practical use but that you’ve been keeping. It asks you to judge your emotional response to the object. If you pull out a sweater, ask yourself if it “sparks joy.” In other words, does seeing the sweater cause any positive feelings? If not, don’t keep it. This should help you remove anything in your home that you dislike or that causes negative emotions. Why keep something that makes you angry or that you feel embarrassed about? Again, there could be some exceptions. 

3. Get the Right Organizing Tools

Organizing takes more than just some trash bags. You need the right tools to help you organize each space. This could mean plastic storage bins for the garage, drawer organizers for the kitchen, and extra hanging rods for your closet. As you prepare to organize, look at the spaces that need the most work and find the right organizing method. With the right tools, you’ll find the process easier. Sometimes, adding something as simple as a belt organizer or tie rack can make a closet look much more organized. In other cases, you may need to add shelving or other types of storage to make an area really work. 

4. Think Through Your Layout

Sometimes organizing doesn’t mean moving small things around in the closet or in your kitchen cabinets. Sometimes, it means looking at the layout of your furniture. Could you move the sofa to the other wall and have more space? Does a room seem to lend itself to being laid out in one specific way, or could you play around with how you set it up? If you find that one room seems particularly tight, take a look at what furniture you have in that space and how it’s arranged. Sometimes, moving out one single chair or end table makes a world of difference. Other times, completely flipping how you’ve laid out a space makes it work a lot better.

5. Is Your Furniture Too Large?

Similarly, another organizational tip that has less to do with drawers and more to do with your furniture is to look at the size of things. You may love your king bed, but does it take up so much room in your bedroom that you can’t have end tables or easily access the closet? If so, that may be a bigger issue than clutter. A giant sectional could make your living room feel very cluttered and small when it really isn’t. Think about this before you start throwing things away because a room feels cluttered.

6. Is Everything in its Right Place?

This is a good organizing tip for the garage and other places where you tend to store things. Ask yourself if what you have stored in that space should really be there. For example, if you have a shed in addition to the garage, does it make sense to have any of your yard equipment in the garage? It might not. Those items should be moved to the shed. Likewise, should you keep your holiday decorations in the garage or in the attic or basement? If you can’t park your car in the garage, one of these other options is the better way to go.

This could even apply to your closet. Are you storing items other than clothing in the closet? If yes, could those items go elsewhere? If you tend to shove things wherever there’s free space, you may find that by moving them to their proper storage location, you do free up a lot of space where you really need it. 

7. Look for Ways to Incorporate Hidden Storage

Storage solutions don’t always have to take up a lot of space. In fact, some types of storage are designed to be hidden or to work without taking up a lot of space. You can replace your current ottoman with one with storage, for example. Storage bins designed to slide under your bed make that space usable, and they’re great for things like your out-of-season wardrobe. You can add storage that mounts to the ceiling in the garage, allowing you to use another area that is more often than not wasted. Look for as many ways as possible to incorporate storage that doesn’t take up a lot of space or isn’t that visible. 

8. Consider Making Digital Copies of Items

Photographs, documents, and other physical items can take up a lot of space. One solution to making these items more manageable and freeing up space is to make digital copies and then recycle the originals if they’re no longer needed. It can also be a great way of sharing these things. If you have a lot of old family photos, scan them and then put them online so your relatives can see them. This way, everyone can share in the memories for years to come. 

Ready to Call Junk King St. Paul and Get the Process Started?

Organizing your home can’t really start until you have gotten rid of all the junk. That’s step one, and it’s where Junk King St. Paul can help. We take just about everything—furniture, appliances, electronics, yard debris, and more. As long as it isn’t classified as hazardous waste, we can haul it away. 

We won’t just trash everything, either. We believe in recycling and donating. If you have furniture that’s still in good shape or appliances that still work, we will pass them along to a local organization that will get them to those in need. After pulling out items that can be donated, we will set aside anything that can be recycled and get it to the correct facility.

Want to know more or get a free, no-obligation estimate? Give us a call at 1-888-888-JUNK or send a text to 1-737-888-5865.