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Chicago E-Waste Recycling And Pickup

Setting up an efficient e-waste recycling program can be a bit of a challenge. That is what the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County discovered when they had to shut down their recycling program back in December. The problem was that the vendors they were utilizing were making the entire program cost prohibitive. This was actually a program that had been in operation since 1999 and was the biggest in the state. After some reassessment, SWALCO was able to start the program back up. This “on again/off again” situation has probably left a lot of folks confused about what to do with their e-waste. Actually, the answer is quite simple. Just call Junk King and they’ll handle everything from start to finish.

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Even with the new program sponsored by SWALCO, you still have to find a way to get your e-waste to one of their designated drop off sites. This means searching the website to find the site that is closest to you. Then you’ll be loading up your car and devoting a couple of hours to the process. Of course, you can only make the drop offs at a time that works for them not for you. The better approach would be to hire Junk King. They’ll send a two-man crew out to your home at a time that works for your schedule. The Junk King crew will then remove and load up whatever e-waste you want taken care off. They’ll see to it that it is dropped off at a certified facility. The problem will be solved and you won’t have to lift a finger.

Along with taking care of your e-waste recycling needs, Junk King can also handle the removal of all the rest of your bulky clutter. You’ll have full use of that two-man crew and truck whether you’re loading up just a few computers or an entire garage full of junk. You might as well put them to work!

As with your e-waste recycling, Junk King is going to make every effort to recycle the rest of what they collect. It’s all part of their service. As for a price, you’ll only pay an estimate of how much space your junk will occupy on the back of the truck. There won’t be any labor costs or truck rental fees. For e-waste recycling and junk hauling done right, get with Junk King.

Make Your 2015 Resolution for Chicago Junk Removal

There is an old saying that says how you spend midnight on New Year’s Eve is how you’ll spend the rest of the year. If you were surrounded by loved ones and friends, then you’re in good shape. If you already passed out in bed, then it might be time to rework some things. Making a New Year’s resolution is all about giving you a chance to start fresh. For many folks that means breaking bad habits. Along with smoking and too much junk food, creating clutter around the house is a perfect bad habit to break. For the little stuff like keys, mail, shoes and jackets placing bins or hooks at strategic spots will go a long way towards your decluttering resolution. As for the bigger objects to get rid of you’ll need to bring in the pros from Junk King.

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Junk King are the professional junk removal experts who have literally removed tons of junk out of Chicago area homes. When you get right down to it, it’s not hard to create a ton of junk. After all, researchers state that everyone makes up to 4 pounds of garbage a day. In a year, that’s close to a ton and that’s just trash you throw out in the garbage. For the big stuff like furniture, appliances and e-waste, Junk King will set you up with a two-man moving crew. Basically, if it took two people to bring something into your home, then it’s going to take two people to bring it out. That is what Junk King offers with their service. Not only will you get the moving crew, but you also get use of a truck big enough to hold whatever you’re hauling away.

Along with all that lifting and loading, Junk King provides an added bonus of reducing your carbon footprint. They accomplish that by making sure whatever can be donated or recycled will be. Any time something can be repurposed, it’s a good thing for the environment. You don’t even have to ask. The recycling and donating will be done automatically.

Junk King will also help you save money. If you had to price out hiring a crew, renting a truck, paying dump fees and giving up a day of your time it would be a very expensive proposition. Junk King is only going to charge you a flat rate based on how much space your junk takes up on the truck. Fair, fast and affordable junk removal. That’s how Junk King rolls.

 

Chicago TV Disposal – Want to Replace Your TV This Holiday Season?

Christmas is the time for families to come together and share in traditions and good times. It’s also the season of replacement. Thanks to Santa, you could find that there are a lot of items that will be upgraded or replaced by Christmas morning. This can include things like cell phones, laptops, tablets, appliances and televisions. In fact, this year new flatscreen purchases are on target to become the number one gift purchase. It has been like that for several years in a row. Clearly, everyone is eager to upgrade! If this is the year you’ll be installing a new flatscreen, then you’ll want to make sure you’re covered with your old TV disposal. One call to Junk King will take care of that task.

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Junk King is part of a national chain of professional junk haulers who are kept busy all through the holidays. Before Christmas, the Junk King crews fan out across Chicago to help folks get their homes ready for holiday open houses. After Christmas, the crews go into “warp speed” removing all the boxes and replacement items. A lot of what gets replaced is considered e-waste. Anything that is powered by electricity would fall into this category. These are the items that have to be dismantled and recycled by certified facilities. Junk King has set up relationships with these types of centers to insure that your e-waste is going to be taken care of in a responsible manner.

There might be some other unwanted items you want to get rid of in the same junk removal appointment. This is a golden opportunity to get all that rubbish removed from your garage, basement, attic or closets in a single appointment. Junk King is going to send over a two-man moving crew whether they’re handing just your old TV disposal or clearing out an entire home full of junk. In other words, take full advantage of this crew while you’ve got them!

As for pricing, Junk King is all about volume. That would be the volume of your stuff as it would be packed onto the back of the Junk King truck. You’ll be provided for with an estimate before the work starts. Once you agree to that price, there won’t be any changes. For dependable old TV disposal and junk removal, Junk King is the only way to go.

Make Room for Presents In your Chicago Home – Clear the Clutter!

There is a lot you can tell by simply shaking a wrapped gift. If nothing moves, chances are it is clothes or worse… socks! If there is a little rattling it could be jewelry. Then there is the “put something small into a big box” ruse that never fools anyone. Obviously, many presents can be “discovered” by their shape. It’s hard to disguise a DVD, CD or basketball when it is wrapped. Just because someone can guess at a present from its wrapping doesn’t mean it won’t be hidden. If you’re in charge of the presents in your house, then you’ve probably already staked out the good hiding places. What happens if those gift zones are already cluttered with junk? Now you’ve got to scramble to clear the clutter and make room for the presents. Have no fear because Junk King is here!

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One call to Junk King will have your home cleared out of any and all unwanted items in a single junk removal appointment. Junk King works at its best when you’ve got those oversized objects that you need to get rid of. These would be all those things you can’t put on the curb or cram into a trashcan. Usually, these are the kinds of things that end up in your garage, basement or attic. In extreme cases, a spare room could be taken over by this kind of junk.

You know something is junk when you’ve given up on it. That could be because it is broken, worn out or simply not being used. If you’ve got junk that falls into any of those categories, then you need to turn it over to Junk King.

Along with the “big ticket” items, Junk King can happily take away a bunch of little things, too. This could be all those electronic gadgets that you plan on replacing this Christmas. Things like laptops, printers, fax machines, cell phones, DVD players and old televisions would all be considered e-waste. They have to be disposed of in an eco-friendly manner and that is something Junk King can take off your hands.

All it takes is one phone call to Junk King to put that plan into action. Once you get Junk King to clear the clutter from your home, you’ll be amazed at how much space you can reclaim.

Chicago Eviction Cleanout

Although the real estate market has taken a beating in the last couple of years, there are signs of a rebound happening. Foreclosure rates are down and home prices are going up. You might already be generating revenue from a rental property. That would make you a landlord who might be faced with some unwanted decisions like evicting a tenant. No matter how hard you try to make a comfortable home for someone, there could come a time when things don’t work out. You can’t give away housing especially when you depend on the rent to pay the mortgage. Thankfully, you don’t have to go through an eviction process alone. You’ll have support from the local police department and Junk King. The law enforcement officers will make sure the tenants leave the property in an orderly manner. As for Junk King, they’ll help you with the eviction cleanout so that you can get that property ready for new occupants.

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According to the law, when a person is evicted from a home or apartment, the landlord has the right to remove all their property. That property is to be placed on the front lawn to allow for the tenant to pick up their items. However, if 24 hours goes by and that tenant doesn’t pick up their belongings, the landlord has every right to dispose of that stuff. This is where Junk King will be a huge benefit. First, they can show up to remove all the property from inside the dwelling. Because of the circumstances, the Junk King crew will take great care not to damage anything as it is placed on the lawn. Then the following day, Junk King can return for the final cleanup. Working with Junk King will ensure a smooth transition and total compliance with the law.

As an added benefit, all that stuff that is abandoned could still be salvaged. If the Junk King crews find items that can be reused, they’ll make sure those pieces are donated to a charity. That way nothing goes to waste. Once the property is cleared, you can bring in painters and contractors to make any improvements. The goal is to get that revenue stream flowing again. Let Junk King help with your eviction cleanout and junk hauling needs. You’ll be glad you did.

Chicago Hot Tub Removal Company

Let’s be honest. It can be a bit annoying if your quiet afternoon is disturbed by the sounds of a work crew. Whether it is a jackhammer, nail gun or saw grinding away, there is nothing fun listening to that work when you’re trying to catch a nap. On the other hand, if those sounds are coming from your own yard, then it’s clear you’re getting something done that needs to get done! Junk King is a professional junk hauling service that occasionally makes a bit of noise but that’s a good thing.

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Recently a Junk King crew was called upon to handle a hot tub removal. This is not the type of job that would be a surprise for Junk King. They’ve been called on to handle this kind of work on many occasions. Getting rid of a hot tub is definitely a labor intensive kind of job. But when Junk King is on the project, you won’t be doing any of that labor. Instead, the crew will spring into action to dismantled that tub piece by piece. In certain situations, that can also mean literally cutting that hot tub in half. That’s where all the buzzing noises come into play. It’s all part of the job.

Since Junk King can handle your hot tub removal, then it’s clear they would be able to help with additional yard clean up. The crews can also dismantle swing sets, sheds, fences, grills or lawnmowers. If you don’t want it then it can be gone. Just tell Junk King what you want gone and consider it loaded up.

Hot tub removal is a special kind of job. Most of what Junk King does on a daily basis is typical removal of unwanted items like furniture, appliances and household goods. Do you have stuff like that you need to get rid of? Maybe you’ve been putting off getting rid of those kinds of things because you don’t have the movers or the truck. With Junk King you get both but everything can go in the same junk removal appointment.

Everything collected by Junk King can be earmarked for recycling or donating. That might not apply to hot tub pieces but it will certainly apply to your old furniture and appliances. Whether you need hot tub removal or general junk hauling, Junk King is the only company you need to call.

Foreclosure Cleanout Mount Prospect

This is the week for scares. Whether you’re visiting a haunted house or watching horror movies, you’re sure to get that rush that comes from the unexpected and the downright creepy. Strangely enough, during Halloween, we subject ourselves to these scares on purpose. Another truly scary place to visit would be a foreclosed home. There is no telling what you might find lurking behind those doors. If you’re investing in a property that is in serious need of a foreclosure cleanout, who are you going to call? Junk King, that’s who!

Junk King is part of a national franchise of professional junk haulers who have seen all kinds of scary cleanup jobs. The typical junk removal appointment might only involve carting off a few pieces of furniture and some boxes of rubbish. Then there is the foreclosure cleanout. Previous occupants of a foreclosed property reach of a point of not caring. They know they’ve lost the house and so they’re just going to be careless with what they leave behind. Then there are foreclosed properties that have been overrun by vandals. These homes become party houses where piles of trash are spilled everywhere. Does this mean the home should be torn down? Not when you’ve got a dedicated team from Junk King handling your foreclosure cleanout.

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Before the start of any foreclosure cleanout, the Junk King crew will need a moment to assess the job. You might have already been through the property, but the crew will have to make sure they are following proper procedures for clean up especially if it looks like there might be some hazardous materials. They also need to scope out how much truck space all that trash will take up. That’s how they’ll determine the estimate for your removal. That flat fee will cover all the costs for the foreclosure cleanout. It is a price determined by volume and not weight. That will have a huge impact on your bottom line!

Once Junk King has completed the foreclosure cleanout on the inside of the property, they can do the same type of work around the exteriors. Successfully flipping a property begins with curb appeal and Junk King can help you get there. Take out the trash is something you don’t have to worry about. Let Junk King handle your foreclosure cleanout. You’ll be glad they showed up!

Libertyville Garage Cleanout

Do you think that everything is your garage still serves a purpose? A home’s garage becomes the perfect storage area but just because something is being kept in there doesn’t mean you should hang onto it. Sometimes the boxes of junk in a garage are left over from the last move. Obviously, if you didn’t unpack those boxes then you don’t need whatever is in there. If there are some valuable mementoes then you should pull them out and put them on display. When you get right down to it, the only thing that should be in your garage are holiday decorations, working sporting equipment, tools and your car. Anything else can be considered junk. When you’re ready for a total garage cleanout, then Junk King will be ready for you.

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When you call to set up your junk removal appointment with Junk King, we’ll want to know what you’re throwing out. It doesn’t have to be an itemized list but a general accounting. If it is only a “few items” then we’ll send out a truck and a two-man team for the cleanup. If it is going to be a major “hoarder type” cleanup, then will assemble all the teams to get the job done in a single appointment. This could even mean extra trucks. Believe it or not, these types of extreme cleanouts are not uncommon. When folks discover how easy it is to work with Junk King, there is no end to what they can get rid of.

The Junk King crews that show up at your property are there for work. Your job is to separate the valuable items from the junk. Everything you leave behind will be picked up in the spot. You won’t be straining your back one bit. If your clutter needs to be bagged up, Junk King will take care of that. Not only those that hold true for household junk but also for yard waste. We’re happy to pull up weeds, leaves, branches and bushes that you want removed.

Junk King is also in the recycling business… sort of. We don’t actually do the recycling but we make sure most of the junk we collect is dropped off at the right recycling facility. It’s all part of the complete junk removal package. All it takes to complete your garage cleanout is a call to Junk King.

Chicago Storm Debris Removal

When a storm causes a power outage, it is usually because a tree has brought down power lines. In fact, a single down tree can knock out power for thousands. That is what happened recently when a wave of storms rolled through Chicago knocking out power for 113,000 residents. Municipal crews have to scramble to first remove the fallen tree and then get the power lines restrung. Meanwhile, you’ve got food spoiling in your fridge. It’s the perfect time for a feast!

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Not every tree that falls down in a storm causes a power outage but they can still cause a major headache in terms of cleanup. That’s why you want to keep the number for a company like Junk King handy. They are the perfect partners for any type of storm debris removal. The Junk King crews will swoop into action to remove those fallen tree branches and make sure your yards are clear. If you’re trimming trees in anticipation of the next big storm, then Junk King can prove to be an asset there as well. They’ll load up all that wood in a single trip.

Remember that not all storm debris removal has to do with trees. In some cases, a basement can get flooded. When that happens it is essential to move fast before the water logged carpets or furniture can sprout mold. You might be able to pull those things out of your basement and onto the lawn for pick up. However, with Junk King on the job, you won’t even have to do that. Just tell them what you want taken away and they’ll do the rest.

Beyond the storm debris removal, Junk King is standing by throughout the year to help you with your general decluttering needs. The moment you’ve decided to clear out the junk from your home is the moment you should call Junk King. Most of the junk removal appointments are completed within 24 hours. You might also benefit from same-day service. Chances are that no matter what day it is or where you live there will be a Junk King crew close by!

As for pricing, you’ll be charged a flat fee based on how much space your junk will take up on the back of the Junk King truck. The crew will provide that estimate once they size up what you want removed. It’s a price that won’t change. For fast storm debris removal and general junk cleanup, Junk King is the only call you should make.

Chicago Junk Removal Services – Back To School 2014

Who do you think is more excited about going “back to school:” the kids or the parents. Although, the kids might be facing the drudgery of dreaded homework, they’re probably happy to be back among their friends. After all, you can spend just so much time on Facebook! As for mom and dad, they are really excited for back to school. That means for at least seven hours, the kids are being taken care. Throw in some after school action and the day is covered. This lets the parents get caught up on all the things they let slip throughout the summer. Back to school is the perfect time for a total home junk removal appointment provided by Junk King.

With the house empty, you can take your time to make an assessment of what can stay and what should go. The big items like the old sofa in the basement or the bed frame up in the attic are easy to tag for removal. The clearing fun really starts when you start searching through closets or under beds. That’s where you’ll find things like outdated computers, clothes that don’t fit and other items that aren’t being used. All of that stuff can be turned over to Junk King.

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If this is the year that your kids have outgrown their childhood furniture, then you’ll be needing to swap out the racecar bed for something a bit more substantial. The good news is that none of this old furniture will truly go to waste. That’s because Junk King will do everything it can to see that your junk can be reused. Many Chicago area charities are happy to be on the receiving end of used furniture. They have folks who specialize in refurbishing sofas, dressers and tables. Those items can then be sold with the proceeds going to benefit the charity. Or they can be directly donated to a family in need. That’s a great place for your old furniture to end up.

In terms of pricing, Junk King is going to provide you with a great deal. There is no need for a “back to school” special rate because Junk King’s prices are low all year long! You’ll only be charged a flat fee based on how much space your junk will occupy on the back of the truck. It’s all about volume. Celebrate your back to school time with a junk removal appointment from Junk King. You’ll be glad you did!

Junk King Chicago North
667 Academy Dr
Northbrook, IL 60062
Hours: M-Sa: 8A-6P, Su: 9A-3P

Providing junk removal services to the North Chicago area, including:

Buffalo Grove
Chicago
Deerfield
Des Plaines
Evanston
Fort Sheridan
Glencoe
Glenview
Golf
Great Lakes
Gurnee
Highland Park
Highwood
Kenilworth
Lake Bluff
Northbrook
Skokie
Waukegan
and these nearby zip codes:
60015, 60016, 60017, 60018, 60019, 60022, 60025, 60026, 60029, 60031, 60035, 60037, 60040, 60043, 60044, 60062, 60065, 60076, 60077, 60082, 60085, 60087, 60088, 60089, 60201, 60202, 60203, 60204, 60208, 60631, 60646