For most of us, we rarely think about what happens to our trash once it gets picked up from the curbside on a weekly basis. We simply trust that the municipal trash service will dutifully deal with our waste, hopefully in a relatively safe and environmentally friendly way. When we take a look at the sheer amount of waste that we collectively create, however, it should become apparent that waste removal in the Long Beach area faces several important challenges. Consider the following:

Each and every year, residents, homeowners and business owners in Long Beach throw away approximately 368,000 tons of residential, commercial, and industrial waste. That amounts to 1,494 pounds for each man, woman, and child in our city. Where exactly does that trash end up, and what are some of the best ways to deal with our growing waste footprint?

Problems with Waste Removal in the Long Beach Area

Throughout the state of California, the vast majority of our junk is either recycled or sent to local landfills. According to CalRecycle, “in 2019, 42.2 million tons of material from California were disposed in out-of-state and in-state landfills. To calculate California’s recycling rate we add an additional 6.3 million tons of “disposal-related” materials, such as alternative daily cover, for a total of 48.6 million tons disposed. California has a population of 39.7 million residents and a per resident disposal rate of 6.7 pounds/resident/day, which is calculated using AB 341’s measurement system and a recycling rate of 37 percent.”

While a 37 percent recycling rate isn’t bad, the city of Long Beach does significantly better. The City reported a waste diversion rate of 69 percent in 2006. Though that percentage has most likely declined in recent years due to the closing of the Chinese recycling market and the virtually inexistent recycling market in the United States, Long Beach is still significantly ahead of most parts of the country in recycling.

However, unlike the vast majority of cities and municipalities who send their trash to landfills, Long Beach for the past three decades has used a less common method for dealing with the trash that they do not recycle. Dating back to 1988, Long Beach has burned much of their waste through incineration plants. The Southeast Resource Recovery Facility (SERRF) is the “waste-to-energy” plant that burns the vast majority of non-recycled trash that is produced by individuals, homeowners, and business owners across the city. According to one recent news article, the incineration facility, which is located in the Port of Long Beach, processes about 1,300 tons of trash each day. The incineration process actually produces energy power that is subsequently sold to electric companies.

Though some people consider waste incineration as a type of renewable energy, it comes with several negative consequences including an increase in air pollution and public health crises. One recent study finds that “waste incineration poses a significant threat to public health and the environment. The major impact on health is the higher incidence of cancer and respiratory symptoms; other potential effects are congenital abnormalities, hormonal defects, and increase in sex ratio.”

The waste incinerator in Long Beach is actually only one of two such plants in the state of California. Despite keeping trash out of landfills, the air pollution problems have been shown to adversely affect disadvantaged communities, and recently the City has taken up the challenge to develop a Zero Waste future initiative. The City of Long Beach says “as our City’s population grows and landfill space fills up and we recognize the effects that trash, toxic materials, and litter have on our environment and quality of life, it becomes more and more important for our City to effectively manage our own waste by reusing, recycling, and disposing in the most environmentally friendly way possible.”

How Junk King of Long Beach Makes Junk Removal Easy and Effortless

While the City of Long Beach continues to devise a viable strategy for reducing our dependency on the SERRF waste incinerator, there is one surefire that individuals, homeowners, and businesses can reduce their waste footprint. Junk King of Long Beach is the top-rated junk removal company in the region. We provide both commercial and residential junk removal services to the Long Beach area, including Bell, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Carson, Compton, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Lynwood, Maywood, Paramount, San Pedro, Signal Hill, South Gate, and Wilmington.

Our junk removal teams will do all of the heavy lifting and hauling for you, making it easy for you to free up space in your home or business.

Examples of some the junk items we can help you haul away include:

• Furniture Removal
• Television Disposal & Recycling
• Yard Waste Removal
• Foreclosure Clean Outs
• Appliance Removal
• Hot Tub Disposal
• E-Waste Disposal
• Trash Removal
• Mattress Disposal
• Refrigerator Disposal & Recycling
• Construction Waste Removal
• Garbage Removal

We can help you with pretty much anything that is not considered to be toxic waste.

We are also proud to say that we are able to either recycle, donate, or otherwise repurpose at least 60 percent of all the junk items that we pick up. We make every effort to ensure that your junk isn’t simply taken to the incinerator where it will pollute our air and negatively affect our neighbors. Rather, we have a huge network of relationships with recycling centers, thrift stores, and other businesses who can put your junk to use in some way or another.

How to Get a Price Estimate from Junk King of Long Beach?

Providing our customers with “fair and transparent” pricing is one of the hallmarks of our company and we even offer your four different ways to get a free estimate for any junk removal need you may have:

• On-Site Pricing Estimate: On-site pricing is the best and most accurate way for us to assess the job and offer you the lowest price. Unlike other companies, our on-site pricing estimates are completely free and come with no obligation on your part. Our junk removal professionals will inspect the junk you need hauled away and offer you an upfront price. If a price is agreed upon, we will often be able to get rid of your junk on the same day.
• Call to Talk with a Trained Customer Service Representative: If you´d prefer to talk with someone before making a decision, you can call us toll-free at l 888-888-JUNK or at (706) 705-5320. Our customer service representatives can help you plan the logistics for any large-scale junk removal.
• Text us a Photo of the Junk You Need Removed: For smaller jobs, you can simply take a photo of your items, text us at 737-888-5865, and we will text you back an estimate. Once you accept the estimate, all you have to do is wait for the Junk King truck to arrive.
• Use Our Online Pricing Estimator: Lastly, Junk King of Cobb County also offers an easy-to-use online pricing estimator. Simply enter your zip code to ensure that you are in the right service area and provide a few more pieces of information regarding the junk you need removed. Our pricing estimator allows you to receive a transparent cost estimate based on either the actual items you need hauled away, or the anticipated volume in the Junk King truck you plan on taking up. The online pricing estimator is convenient, reliable, and time-saving for those on a tight schedule.

No matter what option you choose, as soon as a price is agreed upon, you choose a date and two-hour service window that works for your schedule. Our junk removal professionals will call you 15-30 minutes before we show up to promptly take your junk! Call us Junk King of Long Beach today to get the help you need with any junk removal service.