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Dumpster Rentals – Some Important Facts

Dumpster-Rentals-Important-Facts-Junk-King-MarinWhen you have junk piling up, you have to take action. You have some choices: 1) the easy, convenient and efficient method of calling junk haulers, and 2) renting a big metal dumpster to sit on your property while you do the dirty, sweaty job of loading it up.  When choosing how to get rid of trash, keep in mind some not-so-appealing truths about dumpster rentals:

With Dumpster Rentals, You Do All The Work

Instead of hiring a junk removal team to do the heavy lifting for you, using a dumpster rental means hauling junk yourself. When you have a cleanup or renovation project, who wants to spend extra energy carrying and lifting heavy items and debris?

Dumpsters Cause Damage to Roads and Sidewalks

Dumpsters often scratch and tear up concrete. It can be tough to find placements for dumpster rentals without hurting your lawn or property. City governments and homeowners associations can find you liable for expensive repairs.

Late Fees Grow Quickly

If you need your rented dumpster longer than expected, you face daily overtime fees. That’s an extra, unnecessary source of stress when you have a project going on! There’s a better choice: take your time and then call a junk removal team once you’re ready.

Dumpster Companies Prohibit Lots of Materials

Unlike Junk King, which accepts anything but hazardous waste, dumpster rentals typically do not allow a wide variety of materials. Paint, tires, electronics and various other items can’t go in dumpsters. Heavy materials like concrete, rocks and dirt are also prohibited or incur higher fees.

You Have to Guess the Right Size Container

When you rent a dumpster, you have to estimate your load and hope you pick the right size. Too small and you’ll have a nightmare scenario of figuring out what to do. Too large and you waste money. With junk removal services, you get a fair price based on the exact quantity of trash.

You Have to Worry About Other People

Neighbors and strangers often throw things in dumpster rentals. That means filling up the dumpster faster than expected. It also makes you liable for prohibited items thrown in by other people. Locking up a dumpster creates an extra hassle while you’re loading up the dumpster, too.

Not eco-friendly?

Junk King recycles everything it can and takes gently used items to charitable organizations when possible. With dumpster rentals, you don’t really know whether your trash is going to a landfill or what.

Still considering dumpster rentals? First, call Junk King for a free quote and information about how we can make your life a whole lot easier.

What Do Junk Hauling Companies Do?

What-Do-Junk-Hauling-Companies-Do-Junk-King-MarinEverybody needs the help of junk haulers from time to time, but lots of people don’t realize all the different services we provide!

You can call junk hauling pros when you have loads of trash that are too much for your regular garbage pick-up, but we also help out with virtually any kind of debris or unwanted items.

From broken appliances and tattered furniture to the construction debris of a home renovation project, junk haulers will pick up anything you don’t want and haul it away. Hazardous waste is the only real exception.

Popular services provided by junk hauling companies include:

  • Removing furniture, mattresses, appliances, and other large and heavy household items
  • Picking up yard waste
  • Cleaning out construction and renovation waste and debris
  • Safe disposal of computers and other e-waste
  • Clearing out commercial & residential properties
  • A convenient alternative to dumpster rentals

You can also count on some junk hauling companies to handle recycling and donation drop-offs for your unwanted items. Junk King has a strong commitment to eco-friendly practices, so we always repurpose or safely dispose of your junk.

Residential Junk Hauling

When you need junk hauling services for your home, all you have to do is call us to schedule an appointment. You show us what needs to be hauled away, and we provide an estimate before getting to work. Our trained, insured staff safely picks up all your trash and takes it to our trucks and vans. We flex our muscles and take care of everything.

Great reasons to call junk haulers to your home:

  • Clean out rooms, attics, basements
  • Estate cleanouts
  • Remove old kitchen appliances, laundry machines, etc.
  • Get rid of old, heavy televisions and computers
  • Eliminate the debris from renovation and construction projects

Commercial Junk Hauling

Businesses need to make the most of their square footage. Real estate professionals also need properties cleaned out before selling or renting.

If you have boxes of ancient papers sitting around or old furniture and merchandise clogging up storage rooms and offices, call junk hauling experts in to swiftly and safely clear out your work space!

Commercial junk hauling services include:

  • Foreclosure cleanouts
  • Clear out past tenants’ belongings
  • Dispose of old papers and equipment
  • Remove construction and renovation debris
  • Save money compared to ongoing dumpster rentals

Eco-Friendly Practices: Recycling and Repurposing

It’s easy to recycle aluminum cans and glass bottles at home, but what about other materials? Junk hauling pros know where to take scrap metal, wood debris, and other items that your neighborhood garbage trucks don’t recycle.

At Junk King, we also work with local charities and non-profits to find new homes for furniture, clothing and other items in good condition. And when we can’t recycle, we dispose of everything in the most environmentally friendly way available.

If you’re looking at a pile of junk, make it disappear by calling your local junk hauling pros. Junk King provides expert junk removal services around Sonoma and Marin counties, offering helpful customer service throughout the process.

Professional Junk Removal Service: Don’t Play Debris Dodge

not-a-professional-junk-removal-service1 not-a-professional-junk-removal-service3 not-a-professional-junk-removal-service2Debris Dodge.  Ouch, That Junk Just Hit My Windshield

You’ve seen it.  The rusty pick-up truck in front of you on the freeway, wobbling along filled to the brim with junk; JUNK HAULING spray painted on the side. It’s definitely not what you want to be driving behind. You just know that something is going to bounce free and come straight at your windshield or land in the freeway and cause mayhem. Those not-so-professional junk haulers can be unsafe and wind up dangerously spewing mattresses, lamp shades, scrap metal, and half of the debris someone got rid of along the highway and into people’s windshields.

The better solution is to call the professional junk removal service, Junk King Marin.

  • Our trucks are built to handle even the largest and heaviest items and have secured covers to ensure what goes in the truck stays in the truck – and doesn’t wind up along the freeway.  
  • Our junk disposal experts are licensed and insured and will make sure your electronic waste, garbage, old furniture and all things junk will be properly disposed of.  
  • We even take the time to donate and recycle what we can.
  • We will we show up on-time, get the job done quickly AND clean up when we’re done.

Don’t hire amateurs with a questionable truck and inexperienced junk haulers.  An established company with trained, professional employees will know how to properly load a truck and secure the junk being hauled away.  You may save an innocent commuter from a harrowing experience of freeway debris dodge.

Why Is it Important to Recycle Computers?

Recycle_Computers_Junk_King_MarinThere are two kinds of bad garbage: the kind that doesn’t biodegrade, and the hazardous kind that pollutes our environment now. Computers and other electronic waste fall into both categories which is why it is important to recycle computers.

Hazardous materials. It’s important to recycle computers because they usually contain hazardous chemicals and metals that can poison our soil, water, and air. When sent to landfills, computers become dangerous garbage that leaks out hazardous chemicals.

Computers typically contain hazardous materials including mercury, lead, cadmium, lithium, and others. Older computer monitors with cathode ray tubes (like in old televisions) contain lead also.

Nonrenewable materials. The other components of computers include plastics and other engineered materials as well as various metals and precious elements. When we recycle computers, we prevent these materials from sitting permanently in landfills.

Recycle Computers to Follow California Law

The state of California has specific laws governing how to dispose of e-waste like computers. California considers any “covered electronic devices” to be e-waste.

Recycle computers to make sure you follow the laws! If you’re unsure how to recycle electronics, call on junk hauling experts to take care of it for you. This is about taking care of the environment and the people of California as well as protecting the planet.

Find a Loving Home for Usable Items

Keeping up with the latest technologies doesn’t have to mean that your old computers become garbage. You can recycle computers by giving them new life—just find a school, charity, or maybe a neighbor who needs it more than you do!

Your old computer may seem obsolete to you, but children and schools can often find use for any functioning computer. Reusing is even more green than the recycling process, and you can feel good (and maybe even score a tax deduction) by helping someone else.

Don’t Leave a Trail of Personal Info

Privacy is another great reason to recycle computers. Even when everything has been deleted from your computer the normal way, like dragging files to the “trash,” your data can still potentially be recovered by criminals.

Don’t let computers sit around your house forever. Eventually you may forget to take care of the problem. Wipe the hard drive permanently before you recycle computers. Then you’ll rest easy knowing that your personal data and financial information cannot be recovered by the wrong hands.

Finding a location to recycle computers can be difficult. Make it easy by hiring junk hauling services to take care of your electronic waste and any other unwanted debris—Junk King always finds a safe, green disposal method for everything we haul.

How NOT To Handle Furniture Removal

This is a Picture of What You Don’t Want to See in the Open Space Behind your House:

Furniture Removal Crimes

 

We recently saw this sad and lonely sofa and mattress were left abandoned in and open space behind a condo complex in Marin.  Whoever did this must have thought, “what a perfect place for me to dump this furniture”, “who needs professional furniture removal?”  It’s doubtful their neighbors agreed, or the HOA, the City, the police.

Don’t be a junk furniture removal bad guy.

Junk King Marin can help you with old furniture removal, mattress removal, scrap metal pick up and all junk hauling services.   Our professional haulers will pick up your junk furniture, your old sofas, and lumpy mattresses.  We will haul away and recycle what we can and take the remainder to the dump where it belongs; not in open fields and open space in residential neighborhoods.

Junk King Marin makes furniture removal easy.

  • Get a free estimate beforehand.
  • We guarantee a price before working.
  • Our professionals know how to sort debris, so items like metal, glass, batteries, etc. get handled appropriately.
  • Items will be recycled or donated when possible, or given eco-friendly disposal. 
Mystery Item - Junk King Marin

Mystery Item September 2014

As you might imagine, we run across crazy items all the time. Recently at a junk removal project in Marin County, we came across this item. I knew what it is, but that’s probably because I am old enough to remember!

What the heck is this? Answer below in the comments section!

Junk King Marin Mystery Item September 2014

Junk King Marin Mystery Item September 2014

Are You Planning on Hiring A Junk Disposal Company?

Junk Disposal Marin CountyEveryone loves a clean slate. If you’re looking to get rid of large amounts of trash or unwanted items, hiring a junk disposal service feels like waving a magic wand over the problem. Junk King offers professional, friendly services to provide an easy in-and-out junk removal solution.

In case you’re on the fence, consider the benefits of bringing in a professional junk disposal company:

  • We handle all kinds of junk. If it isn’t hazardous waste, we’ll take it.
  • When you schedule an appointment, we show up on-time and get the job done quickly.
  • We recycle what we can and responsibly dispose of everything.
  • Our junk disposal experts are licensed and insured, and we have trucks to handle even the largest and heaviest items.
  • You get to sit back and relax, with time to focus on what you really need to be doing.

What to Look For in a Junk Disposal Company

When looking around for a junk disposal company, consider that hauling junk requires expertise and experience.

Need to get rid of broken furniture and appliances? That’s a dangerous, difficult task and you need professionals who know how to do it right—without banging up your walls or ruining your floors.

Have construction or renovation debris to haul off? You need the job done efficiently by junk haulers who know how to get in, gather up the debris, and haul it off safely and quickly.

Junk disposal goes better when you work with the right company:

  • A wide range of services. When you need a room cleaned out or a big mess picked up, a junk disposal company who handles everything will be better prepared.
  • Experience. Don’t hire amateurs with a truck. An established company with trained, experienced employees will know how to work quickly and professionally.
  • Sticking to your schedule and budget. You should expect a free estimate when making the appointment and a confirmed estimate when the crew shows up and sees the junk.
  • Social responsibility. Many items can be given to charity, and a lot of wood and metal debris can be recycled. Junk King handles everything in an eco-friendly way so you’ll feel better about the junk disposal process.

Junk King: Marin County’s Preferred Junk Disposal

For Marin County residents, Junk King offers the best customer service and professionalism in everything we do. As a local franchise of a national business, we have the resources of a trusted, experienced company and the friendliness of a local family operation.

We’re based out of Petaluma, and we’ve handled tons of junk disposal projects throughout the Marin and Sonoma County area. We know the neighborhoods, and we donate and recycle with local charities. When you’re hiring a junk disposal team, consider Junk King your local, reliable experts.

Are You a Visionary? Or Do You Need Old Furniture Removal?

Old Furniture Removal Marin Junk KingDo you ever hear yourself say: “If I was the creative crafts-y type, I could turn this into something cool!”

Do you see things at yard sales and garage sales or random furniture tagged with a FREE sign on the sidewalk? Do you look at things in your house and think “that could be cool, I wonder if I could sand that down and stain it, or spray paint it, or make an awesome one-of-a-kind chandelier out of all that scrap metal?”  I do. I think that all the time. Problem is, I’m really not artistic – at all; I can’t even draw a good stick figure. But I can see possibilities and the beginning of a vision of what something could be.

So I hold on to stuff too long (yes, even the Junk King keeps stuff too long), or bring things home thinking that I’ll figure out how to turn this new (or old) piece of furniture into something interesting, funky, unique.  It all eventually becomes a pile in the garage.

For those of you that may be like me, aspirational home accessorize-er/decorator, there are several options:

Option 1:  Make use of a friend who has talents that you don’t.  I’ll call my friend, Kim who is a professional interior designer, and show her some of my collection in hopes she can take my grainy, unformed vision and turn it into something amazing.  She’s a flea market goddess.

Option 2:  Give it a go.  Do a Michael’s run.  Buy the spray paint and the super glue and the glitter.

Option 3:  Say goodbye to the oddities and oldies that were never transformed into that amazing lamp or  side table. Get rid of the rubbish pile in the garage.  Call professionals who specialize in junk removal.

Junk King Marin can help you with the debris removal, old furniture removal, scrap metal pick up and all professional hauling services.   Our professional haulers will pick up your junk furniture; that piece you may have tried to sand, stain or spray paint but it didn’t turn out quite like you pictured.   We will haul away and recycle the scrap metal that didn’t morph into the amazing chandelier you envisioned.

Junk King Marin makes old furniture removal and junk removal easy:

  • Get a free estimate beforehand.
  • We guarantee a price before working.
  • Our professionals know how to sort debris, so items like metal, glass, batteries, etc. get handled appropriately.
  • Items will be recycled or donated when possible, or given eco-friendly disposal.

Computer Recycling Marin County

Old Computer Recycling Marin CountyEveryone wants the latest and greatest technology, but this often means we leave our old computers around collecting dust. When your business needs to upgrade hardware or your home needs to clear out old electronics, you have eco-friendly options to recycle computers and other e-waste.

Want to Know the Right Way for Computer Recycling Marin County?

Whether you simply want to call Junk King to come to you and take your items away, or you want to personally dispose of your unwanted electronics, you can find ways to safely and responsibly recycle computers.

Here are some options for doing the greenest thing when disposing of old or broken computers:

Donate to a Charity or Neighbor

Sometimes your favorite local school, religious organization, or charity will hold events to recycle computers and other electronics. If you can hold onto your items until the next donation drive or swap meet, you may be able to support your local community by donating.

Your computer may seem slow or outdated to you, but kids just need basic computers for homework. Ask around the neighborhood and someone might just want to take it off your hands.

Find a Specialty Recycler and Drop Off Your Items

You can try asking electronics stores if they will accept your computer. Some stores and repair shops schedule specific dates throughout the year when they will recycle computers. Just be sure to confirm a time before driving out somewhere to drop off your computer. If you can’t make it work with their scheduling, you can always have Junk King come to you to pick up your computers and electronics for recycling.

Junk King Will Pick Up and Recycle Computers

You can always say goodbye to your old computer by calling Junk King to haul it away. As junk removal experts, we understand the importance of responsibly recycling and disposing of all electronic waste. Some of the materials inside computers create a toxic mess at the landfill, and we make sure to recycle every single part possible.

For computer recycling Marin County… here’s how it works:

  • Schedule a time for pick-up
  • We show up, you point out the electronics to be recycled
  • We find charities to take computers in good condition
  • If the computer isn’t functioning, we find an eco-friendly recycling option

Safety Tip: Wipe Your Hard Drive Before Recycling Computers

Before donating an old computer, make sure to delete all personal information from the computer. Simply deteling files isn’t enough—you need to really wipe the computer clean. Even if you’re giving the computer to a friend, you can’t control what will happen with it years later. Look up ways to clear your hard drive or securely erase all data from the computer before sending it away.

Junk King works with recycling facilities and charitable organizations around Marin County to find new homes for old and broken computers. No e-waste needs to wind up in a landfill, and you don’t need to let old computers and peripherals take up space in your home or office.

If you have old desktops, laptops, monitors, printers, or other computer accessories sitting around, call us today to learn about our environmentally safe methods to recycle computers.

Rubbish Removal Frequently Exposes Mystery Implements

Do you have someone in your life that lives by the “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure” motto. Does he or she see the garage sale sign, size it up and inevitably stop to check it out.  This person is the garage-saler’s dream for their rubbish removal – at least some of it.  The remainder will of course require professional junk hauling.

Garage sale aficionados often find the crazy, oddball, unknowns.   We call these Mystery Implements.   Those interesting, un-describable, what-the-heck-is-that mysteries.  The weird things that are brought out at family dinners, parties with friends, and may make the rounds on Facebook photos.   Some of these Mystery Implements get identified, even used.  Others eventually make their way onto the garage sale table and then, if unsold, into the junk pile.

One of these Mystery Implements recently made its way to into a Junk King Marin rubbish removal job (see below).  It started to go into the scrap metal pile, but was such an oddity that the guys pulled it out and started trying to figure it out.   Is it a walnut crusher, an orange juicer, a giant tooth extractor.

Rubbish Removal Mystery ImplementWhat do you think this Mystery Implement is?

Whether you are a garage saler or know someone who is, garage and yard sales are a great way to de-clutter, make a few dollars, and pass along those Mystery Implements to others to decipher, decode, and decrypt.

For the garage sale items that don’t get sold, including any Mystery Implements, Junk King Marin will help you with the leftovers:

  • Junk King Marin will clean up the remaining items and haul them all away for you.
  • We’ll come in after the last garage salers leave and give you a guaranteed price to remove the unsold/unwanted clothing, furniture, home accessories, broken toys & tricycles, TVs and old appliances.
  • Our rubbish removal experts know how to sort debris, so items like metal, wood, e-waste, etc. get handled appropriately.
  • We use our over-sized trucks to haul away everything.
  • Mystery Implement or not, all items will be recycled or donated when possible, or given eco-friendly disposal.
Junk King Marin
851 Irwin St. #214
San Rafael, CA 94901
Hours: M-Sa: 8A-4P

Providing junk removal services to the Marin area, including:

Amer Cyn
Angwin
Corte Madera
Fairfax
Kentfield
Larkspur
Mill Valley
Monte Rio
Napa
Novato
Petaluma
Rohnert Park
San Anselmo
San Quentin
San Rafael
Santa Rosa
Sausalito
Vallejo
and these nearby zip codes:
94503, 94508, 94558, 94559, 94581, 94589, 94590, 94591, 94592, 94901, 94903, 94904, 94912, 94913, 94914, 94915, 94925, 94926, 94927, 94928, 94930, 94939, 94941, 94942, 94945, 94947, 94948, 94949, 94952, 94953, 94954, 94955, 94960, 94964, 94965, 94966, 94974, 94975, 94976, 94977, 94978, 94979, 94998, 94999, 95401, 95402, 95403, 95404, 95405, 95406, 95407, 95409, 95462, 95486