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3 Services That Can Make DIY Home Remodeling Easier

<script type=”text/javascript” src=”//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-6176d7df6127ae4b“></script>Homeowners love to improve their living spaces.

Many do so to improve livability and potential resale value, while others simply want to enjoy their homes more. Either way, this has traditionally led to a variety of DIY home remodeling projects. These range from major kitchen remodels to garage makeovers to deck or patio additions.

And, perhaps most often, a DIY bathroom remodel.

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Making Use of Design Services for a DIY Bathroom Remodel

Although many homeowners already know their grand plan for their master bath remodel, enlisting the insight and advice of a trusted design service can open new possibilities. Until we’ve taken the time to research our options and see what a design service can recommend, we are limiting our potential.

At their most basic level, designers can help make your bathroom space functional, safe, and beautiful by determining space requirements and selecting essential and decorative items, such as colors, lighting, and materials.

A bathroom designer’s fees can vary depending on the work to be done as well as the price of materials and design services in our area.

In addition to design service fees, the average cost for a mid-range bathroom remodel in the District, according to Remodeling magazine, was $25,201. For the wider South Atlantic region, it was $23,134. This type of home improvement adds a resale value of $14,921 in DC and $13,066 for the rest of the area.

And, when factoring the ROI, a mid-range bathroom remodel recoups 59.2% of the costs compared to just 56.5% for those living in the South Atlantic region.

Of course, these costs reflect hiring a contractor for the job. If you can do most or all of this type of bathroom remodel yourself, you can retain a sizable portion of that projected cost, which would make it quite feasible and cost-effective to bring on design services at the start!

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Call Before You Dig’ is Good Advice – Make Use of Utility Locator Services

When planning a DIY bathroom remodel, knowing where the primary utility lines and pipes are can help prevent costly repairs or unintentional damage.

Although it may not be necessary if your DIY bathroom remodel project is limited to upgrading fixtures or replacing tile and flooring, it is still a good idea to know your home’s underground electrical lines, gas pipes, and water and sewer lines are.

This is because if you dig into the ground without first confirming the location of utility lines on your property, you could easily damage your home’s water, gas, electrical, communications, or sewer lines. That could result in utilities being cut off, expensive repairs, and possible injury.

Fortunately, there is a national utility locater service program you can make use of.

811 is the national call-before-you-dig phone number. If you plan to dig, you should call 811 or go to your state 811 center’s website before digging to request that the approximate location of buried utilities on your property be marked with paint or flags. This will help ensure that you don’t unintentionally dig into an underground utility.

However, there’s a bit more to it than that. The 811 service only applies to public utilities.

According to one local service,

“You may require a private utility locator to find and demarcate underground electrical lines, gas pipes, and more on private, residential, commercial, and municipal land.

Private utilities are the lines that run beyond the service meter. For example, electrical cables that go from the meter to a house or building would be considered private. To have these marked, you will need to call in a private underground utility locator.”

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Debris Removal Once Your DIY Bathroom Remodel is Complete

And you’ll probably need that service a few times during your project, as well!

One of the things that comes with any home remodeling project is the need for debris removal. And even though it may be a DIY project, that doesn’t mean your junk removal tasks have to be DIY, as well.

In fact, making full use of a reliable, locally-owned, and operated junk removal service means more time to focus on completing your bathroom remodel. Even if you only need a junk removal service once at the end of your project, it is still risky, costly, and highly inconvenient to do it yourself.

Keep in mind, too, that often with remodeling, some of your debris might contain what are known as hazardous waste, or HW, and there are several local, state, and federal regulations that require these items to be handled and disposed of properly.

And, when it comes to the rest of your debris and junk removal needs, it’s nice to know that you don’t have to do it yourself.

Calling in the Professional Service – Junk King

Junk King Washington DC will have all your large junk items , and unwanted debris removed efficiently, safely, and quickly from your home. Not only are we reliable and affordable, but we also guarantee to beat any other written price estimate.

And unlike most other junk removal companies, we won’t charge you by the weight of your load like most other companies do. That approach simply means that end up paying more for heavy junk items to be hauled than for lighter materials that take up the same amount of space.

That’s not how we operate at Junk King Washington DC.

No matter what your bulk trash, large junk, or remodeling debris is composed of, we still only charge you for the room it all takes up in our truck. And that means savings for you and a fair price. And at Junk King, we never add in hidden fees or “extra” charges, and that’s because offering fair and transparent pricing is our preferred way of doing business.

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Make DIY Home Remodeling Debris Removal Easy with Your Local Junk Removal Experts

The only thing better than experiencing our renowned service is not having to do the work yourself!

Our professional and experienced construction debris and bulk junk removal team can remove and dispose of any types of junk you have except hazardous waste.

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 locally owned and a 100 percent veteran-owned business.

We are passionate about maintaining a green and eco-friendly operation, but we also thrive on providing outstanding service to our friends and neighbors who live here in the Washington DC area.

And the good news is that construction debris and bulk trash removal couldn’t be any easier – or greener!

Our professional and insured trash and junk removal team will come to your home, and we’ll always call 15 to 30 minutes before we arrive. Once there, we’ll also give you a free estimate based on how much room your debris, trash, and other junk takes up in our truck.

You simply point, and we’ll load your excess trash and debris, as well as any bulk garbage items and other junk, into our big junk removal trucks. And we’ll haul it away with no hidden fees!

Or, if you prefer to load your own, you can book one of our convenient MINI Dumpster rentals and have us pick it up when you’re done.

So, ready to get rid of your home remodeling debris? It can be as simple as 1, 2, 3.

You can make an appointment by booking online above or call us at 1.888.888.JUNK (5865).

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When It Comes To Mattress Disposal, DC Residents Can Sleep Peacefully

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Mattresses only last for so long.

 

Unfortunately, because of the cost of new mattresses – and the hassle of old mattress disposal – too many of us keep our mattresses far past the time they are still able to provide us with a good night’s sleep.

 

But when should we really replace our old mattresses? 

 

The folks at Sleep Foundation point out that,

 

“Most mattresses should last between 7 and 10 years. However, there are many variables that can influence mattress lifespan. The original build quality of the mattress, the materials used, and even the weight and sleeping styles of the sleepers can all influence a bed’s longevity.”

 

And even if you find a great deal on a new mattress and are ready to bring one home, if your retailer won’t take your old one, you’ll have to figure out what to do with it. 

 

Which is why Junk King Washington DC specializes in helping you get rid of old mattresses.

 

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Green Mattress Disposal with Junk King Washington DC

 

Junk King is on a mission and has been since the company was founded in 2005. 

 

That corporate mission is to be an environmentally responsible and genuinely green junk removal firm. And the thrust of that mission is to make sure as much junk as possible is either recycled or donated. Today, Junk King is the only national junk removal company that operates with the goal of recycling 60 percent or more of every job by using local sorting facilities.

 

With a priority on recycling as much junk items and materials as possible, this corporate mission has been embraced by Junk King Washington DC, as well. And Junk King Washington DC is proud to be a part of the greenest junk removal operation in North America.

 

We work hard here in the Capital region to sort every load we bring in to separate out various types of materials in our recycling warehouses such as metals, plastics, wood, glass, textiles, and reusable items.

 

And, of course, old mattresses so that we can keep them out of the landfills.

 

Given the fact that Washington DC has no landfills of its own and very few waste transfer stations, these efforts add up. However, the sad fact is that most of the old and used mattresses that end up being hauled away from homes and other facilities can’t be reused. 

 

Most of the materials in a typical mattress can be recycled, but not everything. According to the website at Green Matters,

 

“The different component pieces of used mattresses can be used in different ways. The wood frames of box springs can be processed into wood chops and repurposed into particleboard, mulch, or animal bedding. The metal springs within mattresses can be melted down and reused in anything from appliances to buildings to vehicles.”

 

However, Junk King Washington DC has found a way to meet a burning need for old mattresses.

 

 

 

Mattress Disposal, DC Junk Hauling, and Waste-to-Energy Plants

 

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Through a strategic partnership with a national waste processing company, we are able to dispose of large quantities of old mattresses with an innovative mattress removal process. 

 

After collecting old mattresses at our Junk King warehouse, we transport loads of them to the I-95 Energy/Resource Recovery Facility in Lorton, Virginia.

 

After being delivered to the advanced incineration waste-to-energy plant, they are strategically placed on the facility floor leading to the entry to the furnace. Workers hold these mattresses in place with their bulldozer blades and guide them across the floor towards the furnace opening. 

 

By using these old mattresses like “giant squeegees” they regularly clean the floor with them before finally pushing them into the furnace. The massive, hi-tech combustion furnaces reach temperatures close to 2000 degrees Fahrenheit and are used to superheat water, which is then turned into steam and pumped into turbine generators. 

 

Back at Junk King Washington DC’s sorting facility, after we have collected another load of old mattresses, we take them to the Furnace Road waste-to-energy facility, drop them off, and the cycle is repeated.

 

The incineration process vaporizes almost all the solid waste, leaving just a small residue of ash remaining. While this relatively harmless incineration by-product was disposed of in landfills, an innovative processing system now takes the ash from Waste-to-Energy facilities and further separates it into its component parts.

 

Composed primarily of small metal particles, these are recycled into an aggregate that can be reused in construction material, such as hot-mix asphalt for roads and parking lots, as well as commercial concrete uses. The best part is that the process can reduce the amount of ash being sent to landfills by as much as 65 percent.

 

The end result is that, when it comes to mattress disposal, DC area residents can partner with the team at Junk King Washington DC by sending hundreds of mattresses that would usually end up in landfills, to be turned into electricity to power local homes.

 

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Green Mattress Disposal, Great Service, and Transparent Pricing

 

For the best pricing in junk removal, including for mattress disposal, DC residents need look no further than Junk King Washington DC. Not only do we have the best pricing in our industry, but we also always provide our customers with fair and transparent pricing.

 

We care about saving our customers money and we make that happen by providing the best value for their money. Which is why we make it a point to stand by our “fair and transparent” pricing policies for all our services, including excess or bulk trash pickup and removal like old mattresses. 

 

And what exactly do we mean by “fair and transparent?”

 

Simply that our low minimums are clearly noted, there are no hidden fees, and there are never any “extra” charges added to our estimates. All of which means that you can trust Junk King Washington DC to always charge you a fair price for your junk removal. And it also means that you’ll never be unpleasantly surprised with a higher price after the job is done.

 

Want a free estimate? That’s another way we keep it fair and transparent. And here are four different ways to get one:

 

  1. Get one Online – Click the “Pricing” tab in the navigation above, scrolling to Pricing Estimator, then click the green “Launch Pricing Estimator” button
  2. Get one On-Site – The most accurate way for us to assess the job and offer you a free, no-obligation estimate is immediately after we arrive on-site.
  3. Get One by Phone – Simply call us at 1-888-888-JUNK or live chat with our highly trained customer service representatives.
  4. Get One with a Text – Send a photo or two of your trash and junk items at 737-888-5865, and we’ll text you back with a free estimate.

 

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For Affordable and Green Mattress Disposal, DC can Rely on Junk King 

 

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In addition to giving a warm send-off to your used mattress, you can know that it will be serving a great purpose to help preserve the environment. And you can be assured that you’ll be getting world-class mattress removal service when you call Junk King Washington DC.

 

Even better than our renowned service is the benefit of not having to do it yourself.

 

Our professional and experienced mattress removal team can also remove and haul off any other types of junk you have, as well (except household hazardous waste.) Fortunately, old, used mattresses don’t often fall under that category!

 

Not only is Junk King Washington DC part 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.

 

While our passion and mission is to run a green and eco-friendly operation, we are also wholly committed to providing outstanding service to our friends and neighbors who live here in and around Washington DC.

 

Old mattress removal and disposal couldn’t be any easier – or greener!

 

Our professional and insured mattress 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 mattress and other junk will take up in our truck.

 

You simply point, and we’ll load your old junk mattress and other items into our clean junk removal trucks and haul them away – and all with no hidden fees!

 

So, ready to get rid of your old mattress? It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3.

 

All you need to do is make an appointment with us by booking online above, or by calling us at 1.888.888.JUNK (5865).

 

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Affordable And Reliable Junk Removal: Washington DC Looks To The Pros

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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.

 

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Junk and Debris Must Go: The Junk Removal Washington DC Needs

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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Professional Junk Removal with Junk King Washington DC

 

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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).

 

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For Those Living Near DC Yard Waste Pickup Can Be A Dirty Job

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In some areas of the country, working out in the yard can be a pleasant and even therapeutic activity. Blue skies, a soft breeze, and mild temperatures can make mowing, raking, and clean up seem more like play than work. But when you have to do all that and your yard waste pickup, as well, in hot weather with high humidity? 

 

Not so much.

 

No one really enjoys all that manual labor, along with the constant bending over, squatting, and kneeling – especially when it’s over ninety degrees out and the humidity is hovering around 80 percent!

 

Fortunately, even if you don’t hire a lawn maintenance crew to do it all for you while you stay inside and watch TV, you can still hand off the dirty job of yard waste pickup.

 

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When You Live in DC, Yard Waste Pickup Doesn’t Have to Be a DIY Chore

 

Keep in mind that when we speak of yard waste pickup, we’re not talking about a bag of grass clippings or old leaves. If you can get it to your recycling bin or your compost bin (you’ve got one, right?), then yard waste pickup isn’t really a problem. Especially if you get your kids to do it!

 

But what about those times when the piles are particularly large? Or when you have far more bags than you’ll get into your green recycling bin in a month?

 

And what if you also have added waste items that happen to be particularly big like old fence boards, decking, broken furniture from the patio or deck, and maybe that above-ground pool you got the kids ten years ago that’s finally collapsed?

 

Yard waste can involve much more than grass clippings, leaves, branches, and all the bits you trimmed off the shrubs and other plants. 

 

For many people, yard waste includes anything and everything outside of their house that needs to be picked up and hauled away. Even items like old tool sheds, hot tubs, fences, decks, gazebos, and more. If it’s junk, trash, or debris that comes from your yard, then it’s yard waste.

 

And picking up, loading, and hauling all of this can be a difficult and dirty job. But the good news is that you don’t have to do it yourself.

 

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When You Call Junk King Washington DC, Yard Waste Pickup is Done for You

 

Keeping your lawns and outside areas clean, healthy, and safe often requires a bit more than simply mowing the grass every few weeks. In fact, it can mean cleaning and picking up trash, debris, and other yard waste that tends to accumulate throughout the summer. 

 

With Autumn just around the corner, it makes sense to stay on top of those yard cleaning and yard waste pickup chores now while the weather is good.

 

To that end, we’ve put together this quick and easy checklist for yard waste disposal:

 

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And, while weather is a real consideration when it comes to proper lawn care and being able to work outdoors comfortably, those of us in the Washington DC area don’t really have to worry about snow until almost the end of the year.

 

In fact, according to one source,

 

“The first snowfall of winter for Washington usually arrives in December, although one in four Decembers sees no snow. In rare years, November does get snow. The snow season ends most often in March. For one out of four years, Washington’s last snowfall occurs as early as February.”

 

And, while temperatures can be up in the low 60s throughout October, they do drop quite a bit going into November. Even a sunny day with temperatures in the mid-50s is potentially a fine day for working in the yard, assuming there’s no breeze and it’s not raining. 

 

However, by December and especially throughout the winter, most of your yard work is on hold until the spring.

 

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Why Junk King Washington DC for Yard Waste Pickup

 

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We only have one planet, and we all have a responsibility to protect and preserve it.

 

Which is why we believe that a good reason for calling Junk King Washington DC is that it’s an environmentally responsible and eco-friendly disposal choice. Our green practices are a major component of our corporate mission and of our operations.

 

For example, we use larger trucks to reduce overall hauling trips, and we make it a priority to donate or recycle as much of all the materials we remove from each and every job. That’s because we are committed to ensuring that Junk King Washington DC meets the criteria of being a “green” business in practice and not just in theory.

 

In addition to being green and environmentally-friendly, Junk King Washington DC is also concerned about your money. 

 

And, by that, we mean saving you money and giving you the best value for your money. Which is why we also believe in fair and transparent pricing with all our services, including yard waste pickup and removal. 

 

At Junk King Washington DC, we never have hidden fees or extra charges, and we only charge you for the amount of space your junk takes up in our truck. And we also provide you with free estimates before taking on your job. 

 

And we also give you four different ways to get one!

 

  • On-Site – This is the most accurate way for us to assess the job and offer you a free, no-obligation on-site estimate.
  • Call Us – 1-888-888-JUNK or live chat with our highly trained customer service representatives.
  • Text Us – Send a photo of your items at 737-888-5865, and we’ll text you back with a free estimate.
  • Online – Click the “Pricing” tab in the navigation above, scrolling to Pricing Estimator, then click the green “Launch Pricing Estimator” button.

 

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When You Need Yard Waste Pickup in the DC Area

 

Getting rid of all those piles of yard waste and other outdoor junk items will make your place look great for fall! You’ll also have the added benefit of helping to protect the environment when you work with Junk King. 

 

And you will always get courteous, fast, and professional appliance service when you call Junk King Washington DC.

 

And best of all – especially for yard waste material – we do all the loading and hauling!

 

Our knowledgeable and experienced yard waste pickup team can also remove and haul off any other types of outdoor junk you have, as well (except for hazardous waste). That can mean that old hot tub, your broken patio furniture, and the cornhole game that finally cracked and split.

 

Junk King Washington DC is part of one of the largest and most respected junk removal companies in North America, which is something we are quite proud of. In addition, Junk King Washington DC is proud of the fact that we are 100 percent veteran-owned and a locally owned business, as well.

 

And, like our corporate partners, one of our overriding passions is to provide green junk removal and disposal services. But we are also passionate about providing world-class service to our friends and neighbors who live here in and around Washington DC.

 

Yard waste pickup and removal in the Capital region can’t get any easier, better, or greener!

 

Once you book an appointment with us, our professional and insured team will come to your home (or workplace) and we’ll be sure to call 15 to 30 minutes before we arrive. Once we’re there, we’ll give you a free quote based on how much room your yard waste and other junk takes up in our truck.

 

You simply point, and we’ll load your piles of yard waste – and any other junk items you have – into our and haul them away in no time. And we do it all without any extra fees or hidden charges!

 

So, ready to get rid of your yard waste? It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3.

 

All you need to do is make an appointment with us by booking online above, or by calling us at 1.888.888.JUNK (5865).

 

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For Easy Furniture Removal, DC Residents Have The Answer

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Talk about an oxymoron: “easy furniture removal” are definitely some words that most of us would never put together in the same sentence. 

 

Unless it was something like, “I wish I could find an easy furniture removal solution!” But seriously, who talks like that besides people in radio ads?

 

For those of us living in the Washington DC area and have had to move furniture ourselves, we know that there’s nothing easy about hauling dining room tables, large china cabinets, or office desks around from the house or office and out to a truck.

 

In fact – for many of us – muscling large pieces of old furniture around ranks right up there with getting root canals or sitting through an IRS audit. Okay, so maybe not that bad. But there is nothing “easy” about furniture removal.

 

Which is why Junk King Washington DC specializes in old furniture removal.

 

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Easy Furniture Removal DC Style – Fast and Easy

 

When it comes to residential furniture removal, homeowners and renters would love to have an easy, efficient, and affordable furniture removal option. of unwanted furniture and other household junk. 

 

The bottom line is that getting rid of your broken down or unwanted old furniture does not have to be a DIY project for you. Instead, you can have Junk King Washington DC take care of the job for you. 

 

At Junk King, we pick up and remove all types of furniture such as couches, sofas, chairs, tables, bookcases, desks, credenzas and more. 

 

And working with Junk King Washington DC is a simple and “user-friendly” experience!

 

Our customer service is recognized as number one in the industry. That’s because, at Junk King, we understand that you have better things to do than wait around for the junk guys to show up. So, we make it a point to arrive on schedule and on time.

 

And once we arrive, our courteous, friendly, and professional furniture removal experts get the job done quickly, safely, and affordably.

 

In addition to removing old furniture from houses, condos, and apartments, Junk King Washington DC also provides our commercial customers with old office furniture removal, as well. You might need to get rid of excess furniture when you’re upgrading and replacing old items, relocating and getting new furniture, or downsizing and need to offload your older pieces. 

 

No matter the reason, we can work with you to make the process affordable, smooth, and cost-effective.

 

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 And Did We Mention Affordable?

 

Well, it’s true. Furniture removal with Junk King Washington DC is affordable.

 

That’s because at Junk King we work hard to ensure that our pricing is the lowest in our service area. In fact, one of the hallmarks of our company is our insistence on always providing fair and transparent pricing.

 

And not only do we believe in fair and transparent pricing, we also give you four different ways to get a free estimate, even before you book a job with us:

 

  • -On-site pricing is the best and most accurate way for us to assess your job and offer you the lowest price with a free, no-obligation estimate.

 

  • -You can also call us at 1-888-888-JUNK or live chat with our highly trained customer service representatives to get a free estimate.

 

  • -Text us a photo or two of your furniture items to 1-737-888-5865, and we will text you back a free estimate.

 

  • -Go online and get a fast and easy free estimate. Just click the “Pricing” tab at the top, scroll to “Pricing Estimator” then click the green “Launch Pricing Estimator” button.

 

Seriously, no more DIY furniture hauling when we can make it both easy and affordable for you!

 

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Furniture Removal That’s Not Only Easy and Affordable, but Green Too

 

Hiring Junk King Washington DC for furniture removal is a great move because there’s really no easy way to properly dispose of all that old furniture by yourself.

 

The best part is, when you work with us, you can rest assured that everything you toss out will be sorted and reused or recycled, if possible. In other words, it isn’t all going to end up in a landfill or waste incineration plant.

 

In fact, we do our best to make sure that any of your old furniture items that are in good condition are donated. Anything that can’t be reused is sent to a recycling facility. That’s how you can know that your old furniture will be disposed of through a green and environmentally friendly process.

 

Because “being green” is such an essential part of the Junk King Washington DC process and mission, we are committed to keeping as many of your items as possible out of landfills.

 

While it may be far easier to simply dump it in landfills or have it incinerated, we take the time and the effort to recycle or reuse as much of your old, unwanted furniture items as we possibly can.

 

In fact, it is Junk King’s environmentally friendly corporate mission to make sure as much junk gets recycled or donated as possible. We are the only national company to operate our business with the goal of recycling 60 percent or more of every job by using local sorting facilities.

 

So, using Junk King Washington DC for your furniture removal means you can know that most of it will be recycled or reused.

 

But “going green” also means donating, repurposing, and reusing everything from old furniture, clothing, and toys, to computers, office furniture, and fitness equipment. Junk King is proud to be the greenest junk removal service in North America.

 

In fact, when we started back in 2005, we pioneered recycling-based junk removal and we’ve been going green ever since. Every furniture removal job, for example, is sorted for metals, waste wood, textiles, and even usable furniture in our recycling warehouses.

 

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Junk King Washington DC for Easy Furniture Removal in the Capital Region

 

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Regardless of the reasons you need furniture removal, what you really need is for it to be easy. 

 

The good news is that regardless of how small or how large your old furniture items are, you can count on Junk King Washington DC to make it easy for you. And we guarantee to provide you with the most efficient and eco-friendly furniture and junk removal services available.

 

And the best part of all is that we do all the heavy lifting – you don’t need to do it yourself!

 

If you live in the Washington DC area in, say, Hyattsville, West End, Clinton, Manor Park, Davidsonville, Washington Heights or even Columbia Heights, you can have easy furniture removal with Junk King.

 

We are also proud to point out that Junk King Washington DC is a 100 percent veteran-owned and locally-owned business. And it is our mission to help our neighbors living in the greater Washington DC region with their furniture removal and other junk disposal needs.

 

Junk King Washington DC always provides efficient, safe, and eco-friendly residential and commercial junk removal services. We make it so that you don’t need to worry about the pick-up or disposal of your junk and other debris after a big move or cleaning project.

 

Whether you need our services several times during your move, or just once after you’re finished, our furniture removal experts will ensure that your old furniture and other junk and debris is out of your way quickly and safely.

 

And our professional and experienced junk removal team can carefully remove and haul off any other types of junk you have except for hazardous waste, of course.

 

So, ready for some old furniture removal? It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3.

 

Our professional and insured junk removal team will show up at your home or office and we’ll call 15 to 30 minutes before we arrive. Once we’re there, we’ll give you a free estimate based on how much room all your unwanted furniture and other junk items takes up in our truck.

 

Then, you simply point, and we’ll load your old furniture items into our big, junk removal trucks and haul them away – and all without extra charges and no hidden fees!

 

Just make an appointment by booking online above, or by calling us at 1.888.888.JUNK (5865).

 

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Appliance Removal In The Washington DC Area Can Be Easy

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No matter where you happen to live in the Washington DC area, whether that’s in Hyattsville, Clinton, Davidsonville, Accokeek, or even Capitol Heights, you most likely own appliances.

 

And, like a law of nature, those appliances get old and eventually die and have to be gotten rid of. Which means someone must take care of the job of appliance removal. The problem is that many old appliances are large, heavy, and bulky, and moving them is not an easy task.

 

Which is why Junk King Washington DC specializes in old appliance removal.

 

                                
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Need Appliance Removal? Who You Gonna Call?

 

When most people think of appliances they tend to think of big items like refrigerators and washing machines. And, while this is accurate, in the world of the appliance manufacturing industry, “appliances” have a much broader definition.

 

According to one source,

 

“The home appliance industry in the United States comprises two main sectors: major and small domestic appliances. Large appliances used at home, such as refrigerators, freezers, stoves, washing machines, and dishwashers, are part of the major appliance category. Small appliances include, for example, food processors, toasters, and coffee makers.”

 

The same source noted that, in 2020, sales of major household appliances, which include refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, washing machines, cookers, and ovens, were estimated to have reached 62.7 million units sold in the United States.

 

That’s a lot of appliances.

 

And for every one of those sold, there was quite likely an old version being replaced. That’s a lot of appliance removal!

 

The problem for most folks is that they have no convenient way of transporting a large appliance even if they managed to get it out of their house (or office) and onto the curb. Others may have a truck or large van that they could possibly use but loading a washing machine or stove isn’t a task most homeowners or office managers are capable of by themselves.

 

But even if moving and loading the appliance isn’t the problem, the fact is that most residents in and around the Washington DC area do not own a truck or large van.

 

And when you consider that the top three selling used cars in our area last year were the Honda HR-V, the Cadillac XT5, and Volkswagen Passats, you get the picture.

 

So, for most people in most locations here, going the DIY route when it comes to appliance removal is probably not a good idea. And that means you have to call somebody to take care of it for you.

 

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Appliance Removal Comes with a Few Options

 

One of those options you really don’t want to consider is to simply haul your old appliance to a landfill. 

 

In the United States, all our trash, waste, and junk we dispose of ends up in what is called Municipal Solid Waste, or MSW. This is essentially all the waste that is generated by people in households and businesses.

 

And, while MSW is made up of all the items consumers throw away like bottles, boxes, food, and other trash, it also includes things like old computers, tires, and major appliances.

 

These appliances include refrigerators, washing machines, and dishwashers, for example, and make up a significant portion of our municipal solid waste. In fact, about 5.2 million tons of appliances were disposed of in 2017 according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for example.

 

The EPA noted that, 

 

“Ferrous metals (steel and iron) are the predominant materials in major appliances, but different metals, plastics, glass and other materials are also present. Data on the recovery of ferrous metals from major appliances are from a survey conducted by the Steel Recycling Institute.

 

This survey estimates the recovery of ferrous metals from shredded appliances to be 3.1 million tons in 2017, leaving 2.1 million tons of appliances to be landfilled. Major appliances are not accepted at combustion facilities with energy recovery.”

 

While it appears we have been getting better at diverting old appliances away from landfills and into recycling facilities over the years since 2017, the numbers are still far lower than they could be.

 

Call us biased, but at Junk King Washington DC, we believe the most efficient and eco-friendly option is to call us for your appliance removal needs.

 

However, we understand that sometimes people in and around the Capital area still want to take care of these kinds of things on their own. So, to help facilitate that, we’ve put together this handy checklist for you:

 

The bottom line here is that, even if you can tackle your appliance removal task yourself, there’s no good reason to do so. Calling Junk King to remove and dispose of that old appliance is by far the most efficient, safest, and cost-effective option.

 

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Appliance Removal and Junk King Washington DC 

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By now we hope you’ve agreed that appliance disposal may not be the best DIY project.

 

Not to worry though! The good news is you don’t have to do it yourself.

 

Appliance Removal

 

Making an appointment for appliance removal from Junk King Washington DC means that your old or broken-down appliance can be removed and disposed of in no time. All you need to do is show us where it is.

 

Do you have more than one old appliance to dispose of? Not a problem!

 

Not only can we quickly and easily remove multiple old appliances, but you can take advantage of the opportunity to have us remove any other type of old items and other junk you need to get rid of.

 

And it doesn’t matter whether you’re a renter, a homeowner, an office manager, or a property manager – if you have old appliances to get rid of we can take care of it for you. The bottom line is that if you must get rid of any old or non-working appliances, your best bet is to call Junk King Washington DC.

 

We can pick up and dispose of a wide variety of old appliances including:

 

  • Washing Machines and Dryers
  • Stoves and Ovens
  • Trash Compactors
  • Microwaves
  • Air Conditioners
  • Dishwashers
  • And more…

 

In addition, you should know that at Junk King we have two processes for disposing of your old or unwanted appliances.

 

If your appliance still works and is in good condition, our junk removal team will take it to a local charity where our franchise owners donate them. Our other process is to transport it to a proper recycling facility.

 

In fact, at Junk King we work to recycle as much as 60 percent or more of everything we pick up from every junk removal job. And that includes items like old appliances. Being green has always been at the heart of how we operate and is at the core of our company’s mission. 

 

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Green Junk and Appliance Removal Made Easy with Junk King Washington DC

 

Not only will you finally free up that space, but you can know that you’ll be partnering with a green company to help protect the environment. And you can also know that you’ll get professional appliance service when you call Junk King Washington DC.

 

And best of all – especially when it comes to appliance removal – we do all the heavy lifting!

 

Our professional and experienced appliance removal team can also remove and haul off any other types of junk you have, as well (except for hazardous waste). Fortunately, old mattresses rarely fall under that category!

 

Junk King Washington DC is part of one of the nation’s largest and most respected junk removal firms, a fact that we are quite proud of. And we are also proud of the fact that our location is a 100 percent veteran-owned and local business.

 

One of our overriding passions is providing green and eco-friendly junk removal and disposal. But we are also passionate about providing world-class service to our friends and neighbors who live here in and around Washington DC.

 

Old appliance removal couldn’t be any easier – or greener!

 

Our professional and insured appliance removal team will come to your home (or workplace) and we’ll call 15 to 30 minutes before we arrive. Once we’re there, we’ll give you a free quote based on how much room your appliances take up in our truck.

 

You simply point, and we’ll load your old appliances – and any other items you have – into our junk removal trucks and haul them away. And we do it all without any extra fees or hidden charges!

 

So, ready to get rid of your old appliance? It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3.

 

All you need to do is make an appointment with us by booking online above, or by calling us at 1.888.888.JUNK (5865).

 

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How To Take Care Of Computer Recycling And TV Recycling In DC

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People have had personal computers in their homes for almost four decades now. First there were the massive desktop workstations with huge CPU towers and a bulky monitor. Usually in some attractive shade of beige. By the mid-1990s it was estimated that almost 35 percent of US households owned a computer.

 

Of course, everyone had a TV, too. Maybe several. 

 

Televisions began popping up in homes as early as the 1940s. While there were 350,000 TV sets in the US by 1948, by the end of 1952, TVs could be found in 20 million households across America. And, in 1993, 98 percent of households owned at least one TV, with 64 percent owning two or more TVs.

 

The problem with all these older computers and televisions, especially prior to flat screen monitors and screens, is that they ended up in the trash eventually. 

 

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The Problem with CRTs – Computer Recycling and TV Recycling Issues

 

It wasn’t until about the mid-2000s that CRT, or cathode ray tube, television sets and computer monitors began to cease being produced. In fact, these heavy, bulky devices used to be all that we knew when it came to TV and computer screens. 

 

Today they have become a collector’s item.

 

And a toxic waste hazard when they are disposed of improperly. 

 

According to an online story from a major network,

 

“Toxic glass from old-style television sets and computer monitors could end up polluting landfills if new uses for them are not found soon, scientists warn.

 

Open up an old TV and you’ll find a funnel-shaped device known as a cathode ray tube. These tubes, which are the inspiration for the term “boob tube,” are going the way of the floppy disk as plasma screen TVs and computer monitors replace older, boxier models.

 

Cathode ray tubes, or CRTs, are made of heavy leaded glass, which is used to block harmful X-rays produced by the tube’s cathode ray guns. The leaded glass is categorized as hazardous waste in Europe and most of America.”

 

That was back in 2010. Today, the problem still exists because of the sheer number of old TV sets and computer monitors that are still out there in bedrooms, dens, back offices, garages, and elsewhere. 

 

The problem with those millions of cathode ray tubes that are still around is a toxic issue known as lead. 

 

Because these old TV sets and computer monitors built with what are now aging CRTs inside of them have toxic levels of lead in the glass funnel of those cathode ray tubes. How much lead? It turns out that the larger CRTs can house up to five pounds of lead.

 

Even though this material is safely encased in the glass tube, if this container is broken it can present a health hazard. And old sets that are tossed (illegally) into household trash and then enter the municipal waste stream run the very real risk of being broken.

 

And even today this is a very real problem with the old TVs and monitors simply because there are so many of them still out there! 

 

One report commissioned by the EPA in 2011 estimated that over 580 million CRT televisions had been sold in the US since 1980. And that’s not counting all the CRT computer monitors sold in the same time period.

 

The same report also noted that the average CRT was used for 11 years but kept in storage long after that. 

 

Fortunately for everyone, including those of us living in the Washington DC area where computers and TVs are found in abundance, it’s not all dire doom and gloom. 

 

In fact, the good news is that these old units can still be safely processed and disposed of using eco-friendly processes. But it’s also important to keep in mind that there are rules to follow when disposing of them.

 

And that’s critical since these old CRTs contain toxic metals that could leach into a dump site. Consequently, today there are 18 states that specifically ban them from landfills.

 

For example, CRTs are “Mandatory Recyclables” in the state of Maryland (unlike Virginia!)

 

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Simple Steps for Secure Disposal of Computers and TVs

 

While your old CRT computer monitor won’t have any data in it, your old CPU and hard drive will. And that old desktop (or laptop) computer should be cleaned of all personal data and information before disposal.

 

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And what about that old TV? Certainly, it won’t require anything more than simply being loaded on a junk removal truck or taken to a proper recycling facility. 

 

Right?

 

Not so much. There are a few steps that should be taken with these old devices, as well.

 

CRT TV Disposal

 

With a bit of effort on your part, e-waste recyclers can help to ensure that your old computer monitors, CRT television sets, and other related electronic waste items are properly and safely dismantled and recycled.

 

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Computer and TV Recycling with Junk King Washington DC Means Great Pricing

 

We’ve mentioned before that we are proud to be recognized as the Number One junk removal service in the industry, and we work hard to keep it that way. But, along with our reputation for great service, we are also known for having the best pricing for junk removal services in our area, as well.

 

That means in places like Upper Marlboro, Davidsonville, Waldorf, Aquasco, and Cheltenham.

 

For Junk King Washington DC that means always offering fair and transparent prices. In addition, we guarantee to beat any written estimate from any other junk removal company that is licensed, insured, and fully committed to being a recycling-based operation like we are.

 

Fair and transparent prices also means that we offer free estimates – and four different ways to get one:

 

  • On-site estimates are the best and most accurate way for us to assess your job and offer you the lowest price.
  • You can also call us at 1-888-888-JUNK or live chat with our friendly customer service team.
  • Or you can text us at 737-888-5865 with a photo of your items, and we will text you an estimate.
  • Online estimates are easy! Just click the “Pricing” tab above, choose “Pricing Estimator”, and click the green “Launch Pricing Estimator” button.

 

Regardless of which method you use to get your free estimate, the final, no-obligation price will be provided to you by our trained technicians.

 

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Taking Care of Computer Recycling and TV Recycling with Junk King Washington DC

 

When you call Junk King Washington DC you know that you’ll be getting world-class service and the area’s most efficient and eco-friendly junk removal service.

 

Our overriding goal is to make junk removal of any kind easy for you. And one of the best parts of that for you is the fact that we do all the heavy lifting! The easiest junk removal is junk removal you don’t have to do yourself.

 

Junk King’s professional and experienced junk removal team will carefully remove and haul off any other types of junk you have except hazardous waste. And remember: your TV or computer e-waste is not considered “hazardous waste” unless it ends up in a landfill, incinerator, or waste transfer station. 

 

Junk King Washington DC is a part of one of the nation’s largest and most respected junk removal firms. In addition, our Junk King location is proud to be a 100 percent veteran-owned and a local business: DC area residents serving other DC area residents!

 

Along with offering green and eco-friendly junk removal, our other passion is providing outstanding service to our neighbors that live in and around Washington DC.

 

Once you book a visit from us, our professional and insured TV and computer monitor removal team will come to your home or office, and we’ll call 15 to 30 minutes before we arrive. Once there, we’ll give you a free estimate based on how much room your junk takes up in our truck.

 

You simply point, and we’ll load your old junk items – TVs and all – into our large junk removal trucks and haul them away – and all with no extra charges or hidden fees!

 

So, ready to get rid of your old TVs or computer equipment? It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3. 

 

Just make an appointment by booking online above or give us a call at 1.888.888.JUNK (5865).

 

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An Unlikely Hot Topic: Old Mattress Removal

Remember the good old days when you slept on the same mattress for what felt like decades? You only bought a new one when the dips in your mattress made it too hard to get out of bed, or the broken springs got so bad they hurt.

And, for those who aren’t old enough to remember those hardy mattress products, you might still know what it’s like to be stuck with the same mattress you had in grade school. 

Eventually, however, we have to get rid of that old mattress and replace it with a new one. 

But sleeping on an old, broken-down mattress was nothing compared to the task of old mattress removal!

 

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Yes, It’s My Truck and, No, I Won’t Haul Your Mattress

While it has certainly been done, transporting a mattress on top of the family care is not a good idea. Aside from the work involved hefting it up there and then trying to secure it with whatever rope or old clothesline you happen to have on hand, it’s just not very safe.

But without a full-size pickup truck, mattress removal is a daunting task.

In fact, there are really only two options and the first one – hauling it yourself – requires access to a truck. Plus, you have to have a place to take it to.

The second option is to have someone else take it for you. And, as you might imagine, that’s the option we highly recommend at Junk King Washington DC. We have the trucks and, yes, we WILL haul your mattress. In fact, we specialize in mattress removal

However, you might be surprised to know that we won’t take your old mattress to the dump.

Virginia has roughly 60 solid waste landfills still in operation, according to the website VirginiaPlaces.org, and the EPA counts 74, but breaks it down to only 28 landfills with current plans to expand. The other 46 are either close to being full or have been slated to close soon. 

So, in a region that boasts a population of close to 6.5 million people in the Washington DC Metro area, one has to imagine that there are going to be a few used mattresses that need to be removed and taken somewhere!

And if you were thinking it’s someplace other than a landfill, you’re getting warm – really warm.

 

Not Your Grandmother’s Incinerator

Enter Waste-to-Energy combustion.

The advent of technologically advanced furnaces that can efficiently and safely reduce solid waste to reusable ash has radically altered the waste disposal landscape.

As one of the leaders of this field describes it,

“These modern facilities divert waste from landfills to generate energy from the combustion of municipal solid waste. Our Waste-to-Energy facilities are designed to convert the waste that remains after recycling into electricity for homes and businesses and/or steam for export to industries.”

Using high-tech furnaces, companies like Covanta produce steam from the combustion process which then generates electricity. And their facilities generate enough electricity right now to power 1,000,000 homes 24 hours a day, seven days a week, while reducing the amount of greenhouse gases by over 20 million tons.

But let’s bring this out of the realm of “Big Picture” statistics and closer to home. Like Fairfax County, for example.

Covanta’s I-95 Energy/Resource Recovery Facility, where we take old mattresses, by the way, has an impressive list of statistics of their own:

  • Every year, our facility processes more than 1,120,000 tons of waste that would otherwise have ended up in landfills.
  • Less waste in landfills reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 1,220,000 tons of CO2. That’s like taking 236,000 passenger vehicles off the road for one year.
  • We use waste to produce 80 megawatts of electricity 24/7 – enough to power 62,000 homes for a year.
  • We also recover 39,700 tons of metal for recycling annually – enough to build 29,000 cars.

Oh, and all the ash that results from combustion is processed to recover metal for recycling, while all gases are collected, filtered, and scrubbed – or cleaned – before being released safely into the atmosphere.

 

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Junk King Washington DC, Mattress Removal, and Waste-to-Energy – How It Works

At Junk King Washington DC we collect large numbers of old mattresses through our mattress removal process. These are staged at our Junk King warehouse and then transported in bulk to the I-95 Energy/Resource Recovery Facility in Lorton, Virginia located on the aptly named Furnace Road.

Once our old mattresses are delivered, they are strategically placed on the floor approaching the entry to the furnace. By holding these mattresses in place with the blade of their bulldozers, employees at the facility guide them across the floor, using them like “giant squeegees” to clean the floor before being pushed into the furnace. 

The combustion furnaces reach temperatures close to 2000 degrees Fahrenheit, superheating water, which is then turned into steam and pumped into the turbine generators. 

And, once we collect another load of old mattresses, we take them to Furnace Road, drop them off and the cycle repeats.

Oh, and back to the ash.

Solid waste can be practically vaporized by these furnaces, but there is still a residue of ash remaining. In the past, this relatively benign by-product was reluctantly sent to landfills. 

However, a newly developed ash processing system takes the ash from Waste-to-Energy facilities and further separates it into its component parts

As the Lorton facility’s website explains

“The result is small metal fractions that can be recycled, and aggregate that can be reused in construction material, such as hot-mix asphalt for roads and parking lots and concrete for commercial use. Most importantly, the process can reduce the amount of ash needing disposal in landfills by as much as 65 percent.”

In addition, with the help of our team at Junk King Washington DC, hundreds of mattresses that would otherwise likely end up in landfills, as well, are essentially turned into electricity to power local homes.

Waste-to-Energy Mattress Removal: Just One More Reason to Call Junk King

The eco-friendly corporate mission of Junk King is to make sure as much junk as possible is either recycled or donated. As a result, Junk King is the only national company that operates with the goal of recycling 60 percent or more of every job by using local sorting facilities.

And Junk King Washington DC is proud to be a part of the greenest junk removal operation in North America.

This is why every junk removal load we pick up, no matter how large or how small, is sorted for various types of materials in our recycling warehouses such as metals, plastics, wood, glass, textiles, and reusable items.

And for mattresses to be turned into energy!

Another reason for choosing Junk King Washington DC is that we have the best pricing in our industry. And we also provide fair and transparent pricing. 

“Fair and transparent” simply means that our low minimums are clearly noted, and there are no hidden fees or “extra” charges added to our estimates. All of this means that you can trust Junk King Washington DC to charge you a fair price for your junk removal and you’ll never be unpleasantly surprised with a higher price once the job is done.

 

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Say a Warm “Goodbye!” to Your Old Mattress with Junk King Washington DC

In addition to giving a warm send-off to your used mattress, you can know that it will be serving a great purpose to help preserve the environment. And you can be assured that you’ll be getting world-class mattress removal service when you call Junk King Washington DC.

Even better than our renowned service is the benefit of not having to do it yourself.

Our professional and experienced mattress removal team can also remove and haul off any other types of junk you have, as well (except hazardous waste.) Fortunately, old mattresses rarely fall 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 locally owned and a 100 percent veteran-owned business.

While our passion is maintaining a green and eco-friendly operation, we are also adamant about providing outstanding service to our neighbors who live here in and around Washington DC.

Mattress removal couldn’t be any easier – or green!

Our professional and insured mattress 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 mattress and junk takes up in our truck.

You simply point, and we’ll load your old junk mattress 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 mattress? It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3.

All you need to do is make an appointment with us by booking online above, or by calling us at 1.888.888.JUNK (5865).

 

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5 Criteria For Choosing Your Junk Removal Service In DC

“Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. But I’d like to add a third certainty: trash.” – Ruth Ann Minner, 72nd Governor of Delaware

Junk is a fact of life.

It is an inescapable reality of being human and living on the planet. We produce trash in a wide variety of ways and forms. Some of it is what we typically refer to as “garbage” which usually ends up in the waste stream. But some of it we tend to categorize as “junk.”

Interestingly, trash is as old as human existence – and holds great value for scientists, as well.

According to a story from CNN,

“Studying ancient trash from around the world gives archaeologists and historians the chance to understand the habits that defined people’s daily lives, said Dr. Richard Meadow, Director of the Peabody Museum’s Zooarchaeology Laboratory and Senior Lecturer on Anthropology at Harvard University.

It may not be glamorous but, he said, “much of what archaeology knows about the past comes from trash, if trash is defined as the products of human consumption. Trash is a proxy for human behavior.’”

It’s not likely that anyone will be studying our junk anytime soon, and most of it is unwanted and just needs to be removed and gotten rid of. 

But how do you choose the right junk removal service here in DC?

 

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Five Criteria for Choosing the Right Junk Removal Service

The truth is that almost anyone with a truck can pick up junk and dump it somewhere. That doesn’t mean it’s exactly legal or that it will be done properly. And there are plenty of professional junk removal services out there, as well.

However, finding a professional and reliable firm that is the right service for you to take care of your junk removal the right way is critical. Why? Because not all services do it right.

So, how can you know which junk removal service to choose?

Here are five key criteria for choosing the best junk removal service in the DC area:

They are a Locally Owned Company

Some folks might argue that a big, corporate entity with multiple branches can deliver the best service because they’re, well, big! But locally owned and operated businesses have much more at stake. They need to build and maintain the goodwill of their customer base and their community.

In addition, when it comes to a service like junk removal, having a local firm makes a huge difference in the quality of service you can receive. They know your neighborhoods, know your city and county, and are familiar with the various facilities and local agencies that are instrumental in an effective junk disposal process. 

The Company is Fully Licensed and Insured

Many municipalities require various types of waste removal licenses for firms to operate as a legitimate junk removal service. In addition, when you have a company come to your home or place of work and remove junk on your property there are potential liability issues. This is why being both licensed and insured is an important criteria for you.

They Have Professionally Trained Staff

While some people may view junk removal as an unskilled task, professionally trained haulers know how to make sure your home or office walls, floors, ceilings, and doors remain safe during junk removal activities.

In addition to making sure that your property remains undamaged, they know how to best prioritize and effectively load your junk. And if any type of dismantling is required, they will have the skills to take care of that, as well. 

Touchless Junk Removal is Offered

After the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became essential for businesses as well as individuals to practice social distancing. In addition, services like junk removal – which are considered essential businesses – should have made it a number one priority to follow guidelines from the CDC and WHO when providing junk removal services.

While the overall coronavirus situation appears to be improving and various restrictions are loosening, any conscientious face-to-face service business will still opt for touchless practices whenever possible.

They are Environmentally Responsible

We only have one planet, and each of us shares a responsibility to protect and preserve it. This is why we believe that any commendable junk removal service is one that makes environmentally responsible and eco-friendly disposal practices a major tenet of their corporate mission and operations.

This means practices such as using larger trucks to reduce overall hauling trips, having fleets of trucks that make use of biodiesel fuels when possible, and making it a priority to donate or recycle as much of all the materials they remove, for each and every job. 

Of course, we are not shy about saying that Junk King Washington DC meets all these criteria and more! Whether it’s junk removal for your home or for your place of work, Junk King is your number one and local junk removal service in the Washington DC area.

 

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Providing Fair and Transparent Pricing – A ‘Bonus’ Criteria for Choosing

In addition to these important criteria, it’s just as important that you always get the best pricing for junk removal in your area, as well.

The right junk removal service will always be able to provide you with a free estimate before you make the decision to hire them. And the final quote should be the actual price you pay – that means no hidden fees or undisclosed charges. 

In addition, the most equitable and fair pricing method is to charge you only by the amount of space your junk takes up in the removal truck. That means the junk removal service that only charges a flat fee or, worse, charges by the weight of your junk load is not going to be the most cost-effective or fair provider for you.

The good news is that, at Junk King Washington DC, we never have hidden fees or extra charges, and we only charge you for the amount of space your junk takes up in our truck. We also provide free estimates before taking on any job. 

Best of all, we guarantee to beat any written estimate from any comparable operator. This simply means another junk removal service that is also licensed, insured, and operates a fully recycling-based business like Junk King.

And speaking of free estimates, we also give you four different ways to get one!

  • An On-site Estimate – This is the best and most accurate way for us to assess the job and offer you the lowest price by providing you with a free, no-obligation on-site estimate.
  • You Can Call Us at 888-888-JUNK or live chat with our highly trained customer service representatives.
  • You Can Text Us with a photo of your items at 737-888-5865, and we will text you back with an estimate.
  • An Online Estimate is also available by clicking the “Pricing” tab in the navigation above, scrolling to Pricing Estimator, entering your zip code, and choosing “By List Item” or “By Truckload.”

Like we said, getting a free estimate with Junk King is, well, easy-peasy!

 

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Make Junk King Washington DC Your Junk Removal Service in the Capital Region

No matter where you live in the greater Washington DC area – whether that’s Columbia Heights, West End, Chevy Chase, Manor Park, Pleasant Hill, or Washington Highlands – we’ve got you covered. 

Regardless of the nature of your junk removal needs, and regardless of how small or how large, when you call Junk King Washington DC, we guarantee to provide you with efficient and eco-friendly junk hauling and removal services. And the best part of all is that we do all the heavy lifting! You no longer need to do it yourself. 

We know, too, that once you decide to hire a junk hauling service, you need to determine which firm is the right one for you.

Junk King provides efficient, safe, and eco-friendly residential and commercial junk removal services so you don’t need to worry about the pick-up or disposal of the debris after your cleaning project is done.

Whether you need our services several times during your cleanup, or just once after you’re finished, our junk hauling professionals will ensure that the junk and debris is out of your way so that you can get on with your life.

And our professional and experienced junk removal team can carefully remove and haul off any other types of junk you have except hazardous waste

So, ready to get rid of your old junk? It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3. 

Our professional and insured junk removal team will show up at your home or office and we’ll call 15 to 30 minutes before we arrive. Once there, we’ll give you a free estimate based on how much room all your unwanted stuff takes up in our truck.

You simply point, and we’ll load your old junk items into our big, red, clean junk removal trucks and haul them away – and all with no hidden fees!

All you need to do is make an appointment with us by booking online above, or by calling us at 1.888.888.JUNK (5865).

 

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Junk King Washington DC
8900 Edgeworth Drive Suite H
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
Hours: M-F: 8A-6P, Sa: 8A-4P

Providing junk removal services to the Washington DC area, including:

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Annapolis
Aquasco
Bladensburg
Bowie
Brandywine
Brentwood
Capitol Heights
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Clinton
College Park
Davidsonville
District Heights
Greenbelt
Hyattsville
Upper Marlboro
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Washington
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