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Junk removal and waste disposal has a long and often undistinguished history in our nation.
For example, up until the early 1900’s, dumping waste in any convenient location was still permitted. Trash and junk would be dumped in the ocean, wetlands, or any other available “wasteland” area that was convenient.
At the time, according to one source, many small towns and cities were using piggeries to dispose of organic waste. These were small farms with pigs that consumed food waste. It took 75 pigs to eat about one ton of food waste each day. Anything that wasn’t food waste was usually burned or buried.
One of the first municipal trash and street cleaning efforts in the United States came about in nearby Philadelphia back when the nation was still a group of colonies.
According to an article,
“In 1762, Franklin boldly proposed an act that would take seven years to finalize and pass in Philadelphia. The statute delineates the need to prioritize cleaning and paving streets, alleys, and sidewalks; suggests a program to expand the storm-water drainage system; plans a system of scavengers and requirements for removing sweepings, ash, shavings and manure from the city; and implements a tax and fee schedule to fund the attempt to bring order to the urban environment.
Upon implementation, Franklin’s vision of technology and systematic infrastructure as a solution to the city’s sanitation problem was a success,”
Fast forward to the 2020s in Washington DC. What do we do with our trash and waste?
Well, it seems that DC’s unrecycled municipal solid waste is sent to incinerators and landfills in Virginia. And the Capital’s estimated 25,000 tons of recycled metal, glass, paper and plastic are sent to a facility in Maryland, where they are processed for markets.
But there are no landfills in DC, of course. So, what about residential junk?
That’s where we come in, because Junk King Washington DC specializes in junk removal.
Junk and Debris Must Go: The Junk Removal Washington DC Needs
A perfect example is a residential construction project that generates trash, debris, and all kinds of waste materials. All of this must be cleaned up repeatedly throughout the length of the job so the contractor and others can keep the site safe and easy to work in.
Unfortunately, this often means that the contractor must take the time away from the job to haul away and dispose of all the junk and debris. And this is a task that is both time-consuming and tedious.
And most of the time, construction junk and debris removal is a job no one wants to do, and that no one really has the time for.
Another good example are the many homeowners and renters who regularly find themselves holding on to old junk items that really need to be gotten rid of. And many times, this consists of household junk that is too large to be put into their residential recycling or trash bins.
While they might consider getting rid of those things themselves, these folks often don’t have a pickup truck, or they might not have anyone around that can help with the chore!
In fact, it is often better to avoid taking the do-it-yourself route when it comes to loading, hauling, and unloading large, bulky, and heavy junk times. Life is risky enough these days with COVID, civil unrest, and angry drivers!
Here are just a few of the potential downsides to hauling your own junk, debris, or trash:
- – Having to rent a truck or borrow one
- – Injuries, pulled muscles, and strained backs
- – Finding locations for proper disposal
- – Knowing what can be disposed of and what must be recycled
The good news is that there is an easy and reliable way to avoid the pain and cost of hauling your own junk and still have it removed quickly and affordably. Just a quick call to a professional and junk hauling firm like Junk King Washington DC can make your junk hauling burden an easy and enjoyable experience.
Need Junk Removal? Washington DC Relies on Junk King
Even if you only need junk removal services a few times a year or so it can be risky, costly, and highly inconvenient to do it yourself, as we have pointed out here.
Not only that, depending on the materials, some of your junk and debris can contain what are known as household hazardous wastes, or HHW, and there are several local, state, and federal regulations that require these items to be handled and disposed of properly.
A side note on the HHW, by the way: District residents can drop off household hazardous waste and unwanted electronic waste at the DC Department of Public Works Benning Road Transfer Station at no cost.
But remember that HHW cannot be put in trash or recycling containers, nor should they be included with items for bulk trash collection. So, make use of the hazardous waste drop off location, if you can.
And, when it comes to the rest of your junk removal needs, the good news is that you don’t have to do it yourself.
With Junk King Washington DC, you can have all your large junk items and unwanted debris efficiently, safely, and quickly removed from your home or place of work. Not only are we reliable and affordable, but we also guarantee to beat any other written estimate.
In fact, we are confident that our prices are better than any comparable operator – and that means a licensed, insured, junk removal company that operates a recycling-based operation, just like Junk King.
And unlike most other junk removal companies, we don’t charge you by the weight of your load. While many companies do, this just means that customers pay more for heavy junk items than for lighter junk materials that take up the same amount of space in their trucks.
Not at Junk King Washington DC.
No matter what your bulk trash, large junk, or other unwanted debris is composed of, we only charge you for the room it takes up in our truck. That means money savings for you and a fair price. And at Junk King we never build in hidden fees or “extra” charges because fair and transparent pricing is simply our way of doing business.
Professional Junk Removal with Junk King Washington DC
In addition to quickly and easily getting rid of your unwanted junk, you can know that it will be disposed of in a way that will help preserve the environment. You can also rest assured that you’ll be getting world-class junk removal service when you call Junk King Washington DC.
And one of the best parts of our renowned service is that we do all the heavy lifting!
Our professional and experienced junk removal team can also remove and haul off any types of junk you have, as well (except for hazardous waste.) Fortunately, most household junk rarely falls under that category!
Not only is Junk King Washington DC part of one of the nation’s largest and most respected junk removal firms, but we are also proud of the fact that our location is a locally owned and 100 percent veteran-owned business.
In addition to our passion for maintaining a green and eco-friendly operation, we are also committed to providing outstanding service to our neighbors living in and around the Washington DC area.
Face it! Junk removal couldn’t be any easier – or greener!
Our professional and insured junk removal team will come to your home, and we’ll call 15 to 30 minutes before we arrive. Once there, we’ll give you a free quote based on how much room your junk takes up in our truck.
You simply point, and we’ll load your old junk and other items into our big, red, junk removal trucks and haul them away – and all with no hidden fees!
So, ready to get rid of your old, unwanted junk items? It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3.
Just make an appointment with the pros at Junk King by booking online above, or by calling us at 1.888.888.JUNK (5865).
