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Should I get a dumpster or hire junk removers

dumpster vs junk removal service

In the spring of 2016, I took possession of our first dumpster truck and 7 dumpsters.  It was a harrowing time.  I remember being so excited and having my local welder in Chelmsford, MA take the dumpsters off the tractor-trailer flatbed in his parking lot.  Then came the time for me to remove the dumpsters from his parking lot.  I backed my truck up trying to get it to match up with the dumpster properly a bunch of times.  You see, picking up a dumpster means you need to back up to it straight on.  There is a set of rails on the dumpster and a set of rails on the truck.  The rails on the dumpster are slightly wider and need to sit on the outside of the truck rails.  If you are lined up properly, with the rails in the right place, it’s really easy to do.  The Video I watched from the dumpster manufacturer said so. That’s when things went south.  

The first dumpster actually went fine, and I started to feel confident about pulling them on the truck.  But soon after, I had one that I didn’t line up properly, and in my overconfidence, I pulled it up at an angle and it pulled on top of the rail that it should have sat parallel to and outside of.  Then it fell inside of that rail, and got stuck on the safety hook that holds a dumpster from falling off of a truck. So, after a bit of panic, a fork truck driver came out and helped me get the dumpster off the back of my truck.  Needless to say, I learned that you need to line straight up with those dumpsters to avoid issues.  And obviously, I know now to train all our new dumpster drivers to do exactly that.  

Factors to determine if you should get a dumpster or hire a junk removal service

In the five years following, I don’t want to say we’ve perfected dumpsters or anything, but we are doing a pretty good job with them.  We’ve delivered them in pretty much every town in our area, from Dunstable and Groton out to Malden and Medford.  We have 12 cubic yard dumpsters, which are a good size for a lot of projects, they’re about the size of a car.  In fact, they now make up about a quarter of our business. So, the question you might be asking yourself, is should I get a dumpster or have your junk removal service come by?  There are quite a few facets to answering this question.  

Dumpsters are a round trip

The first thing to keep in mind is that the dumpster driver needs to come to you twice.  So, for your smaller jobs, like, just a mattress, or a treadmill, you are best off using the junk removal service.  Even though we’re doing the work for you, it’ll be cheaper- and easier on your back!

But if you have more than one, or a couple of items, it might be cheaper to rent the dumpster.  Our Mini Dumpsters have 3 levels, ¼ full, ½, and full.  As long as you fill it at least a quarter full, a lot of times that’s the most value if time isn’t of concern.

Of course, there’s also that aspect.  When you hire our full-service team, you are hiring our guys.  Our guys are careful, and they are there to get things done.  So, where you might spend the whole weekend agonizing over which items should go, and which should stay, our guys have no such emotional connection.  They ask which items you want to leave your presence, and then they get it out into a truck.  So, we find that a lot of customers really like that aspect, quick and painless.  But in other cases, you really do actually need that time to sort through which items to keep and which to remove.  

There are some other downsides to dumpsters too.  We include 2000 pounds of disposal in the dumpster, but charge by the pound after that.  So, if it’s going to rain or snow, you could have some extra weight, but, with the exception of a blizzard, it’s actually not as bad as you think.  With the rain, when we lift the dumpster onto the truck, almost all of the water comes out the back into your driveway.  Most of the rest drips out as we drive to dispose of your stuff.  

Do you have neighbors?

No, the big main concern is neighbors!  Or even just someone wandering by.  We’ve had quite a number of occasions where someone will say that they never put a tv or tires in the dumpster.  Or that their dumpster was only half full, not all the way.  Sadly, it’s a real thing in the dumpster industry.  Illegal dumping is a sad but real thing in our world.  Our suggestion to minimize this is to get it loaded and picked up as quick as possible.  It is not the norm, it’s actually unusual, but it does happen and it’s something to be aware of- Because the renter is responsible for the items that are put in it. 

Space – where will you be putting the dumpster?

Oh, and another thing to consider, is, do you have space for a dumpster?  Are you going to try putting it in the road?  We have people do this occasionally, and in almost every town, the thing you should be aware of is that you need a permit from the town.  And you need to request this days or weeks ahead of time.  Have I seen people get away without this?  Yes.  If you are on a small side road, that the building inspector won’t go down, you probably have a good chance.  Do I recommend it?  No.   And also, putting it in the road increases your chance for the dumping I covered in the last paragraph.  Of course, I should say, in the area we cover, Middlesex and Essex Counties, the landscape is very different.  The closer to Boston, or any of the city areas, this is probably a bigger issue.  In Suburban and Rural areas, it would likely not be an issue.  

If you have other questions of whether you should rent a Junk King dumpster, or Hire Junk King’s junk removal service, give us a call!

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Our Big Red Trucks

Someone asked me once, “you call yourself green, why do you drive big dirty diesel trucks that pollute?” I’ve answered that a few times, the justification of that comes with the reality, that- nothing is really green. By that, I mean, staying home and doing nothing, and buying nothing, is really the green thing to do. Obviously, in today’s society, that’s not going to happen, and it wouldn’t be very fun! So, when it comes to being green, our business is built and is evolving to be, as green as we possibly can with the acknowledgment that nothing is perfect.

Bigger Trucks = Less Trips = Less Fuel Burnt

So, our trucks, as an example, are 20% bigger than most other junk removal companies. The advantage of this is that if you call us, we can get it done with fewer trips; or get more jobs done with one trip. Less trips, equals less fuel burnt. So, while it’s not perfect, we do our best. Our franchise covers the area from Pepperell to Gloucester, to Somerville, MA. It’s a pretty big area, and it can be challenging to cover sometimes. Especially with traffic!

Our main headquarters is in Chelmsford, MA, and if we had to drive down to Medford, for example, and we did four jobs down in that area but had to drive back to Chelmsford to unload before doing the 5th, we’d be burning a lot more gas. By having the larger trucks, we are often able to fit that last job in without making that extra trip. The coming generation of electric vehicles is exciting but does not have one suited to our purposes quite yet. But it won’t be long!

How We Go Out of Our Way to Be Green

Another thing we do to make our big red trucks as green as possible is that we actually recycle. Recycling has many advantages when it comes to climate change. A lot of it is kind of glossed over, as just the right thing to do. When you recycle an item, you have the base material that you can just reform into something new. To make a new steel can for soup, for example, you need to dig large mines in the ground, and find the ore, which then needs to be formed into steel, usually in a foreign country, and then shipped overseas to become a can. One ton of recycled steel saves 642 Kwh of energy plus 4 cubic yards of landfill space. The carbon footprint of one vs the other is a no-brainer.

In addition to this carbon footprint that we’re preventing- what do you think happens with a steel can that you throw into the trash? It is shipped hundreds of miles away to a landfill. Here in Massachusetts, we don’t have many landfills left. Our trash is being shipped by rail car or truck to upstate New Hampshire, or to Ohio, or New York. All of these have carbon emissions attached. So, while nothing is perfect, we certainly do our best!

Currently, when a truck comes back to our yard, we pull out all of the mainstream recyclables that we can. Paper, plastic, glass, cardboard, scrap metals, and we dispose of them properly. If it’s an appliance like a refrigerator or an air conditioner, we have a licensed technician come once a month to purge the refrigerant before we recycle them.

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How We Help Our Community by Donating & Repurposing Unwanted Junk

We also give away a large amount of items. From donations, through our Junk King Middlesex Free Giveaways Facebook group, we have given away, literally tons of items like furniture to keep them out of the landfill. Feel free to join!

But When it comes down to it, the best thing you can do is buy fewer items. You can do this by buying items that will last longer, or items with less waste impact. There are many newer green items with less packaging, for example, that minimizes the waste stream. I recently bought a hand soap dispenser, with little disks of soap concentrate, that dissolve in water to make hand soap. (regular hand soap probably contains 90% water).

There are also shampoo bars, that come in a little paper package, instead of a big plastic bottle. You just use them like a bar of soap, and they lather right up to make shampoo. Shampoo is another item that is 90% water. So, on both sides, the shipping to you, and the shipping away to the dump or recycling center, the amount of bulk that needs to be transported can be lessened. By using less material, we can have less in our waste stream filling our landfills. This has a major impact on municipal budgets that will only rise with time. By cutting our amount of waste, we can help keep the town’s budgets healthy.

And on the environmental front, why would we pay to ship water in soaps and shampoos across the country? Instead, we could just ship a small disk or bar of shampoo across the country which uses less fuel. From things like CDs and DVDs, which are all now instant downloads without any carbon footprint, to bars of soap, there’s so much we can do as consumers to help keep America green!

I may have gotten a little off-topic here. But what I’m getting at is that we as consumers have the chance at buying more sustainable products to reduce our waste stream. After that, when those products are at the end of their useful life, we will do everything we can with our Big Red Trucks to get them to the best possible outcome for that item! Also, those trucks have something called a Diesel Particulate filter, that actually makes their emissions far cleaner than they used to be. I’ll talk about that in another blog post!

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Tap In Junk King To Clean Out Your Chestnut Hill Alley

The front of a home is where all the curb appeal action happens. Behind the home, is an alley that certainly isn’t kept up as much as the front yard. The alley is where trash is picked up and garages are entered by. A back alley is also a place where there can be trouble in the form of dumped debris. Although the weekly garbage pickup is meant to clean out the cans, that doesn’t stop some folks from making illegal dumping in an alley. Their rationale is that someone else will take care of it. All too often, one pile of illegal dumped rubbish soon grows out of control as more is added to the pile. Just look at any vacant lot for proof of that! Before a situation like that happens in your back alley you might need to bring in the crew from Junk King Boston. These are the professional junk haulers that can help you clear out any amount of trash from your Chestnut Hill alley.

Always fast and efficient

Junk King will sign at least two movers for your alley cleanup project. These movers always operate in a fast and efficient manner. As far as Junk King is concerned cleaning up an alley is not much of a challenge. Yes, it might be a bit dirty but it is easy to load on that debris when they can back the truck right up to the spot.

How the truck it’s packed up will also determine how much you will be paying for the service. The Junk King crews always like to get as much as they can packed into as tight a space as possible. That leaves them room for the next appointment and it provides you with a chance to pay the low end of the price scale. That extra room can also benefit you. Just because you are calling in Junk King to clean up the alley doesn’t mean you can’t get rid of any objects inside your home. This is a chance to finally get rid of all those bulky objects that are too big for the trash can.

In Chestnut Hill you can always count on Junk King Boston to provide fast alley cleanup and rubbish removal.

What is With the Recycling Fee Anyways?

So, throughout our time doing junk removal, we have charged recycling fees, or surcharges, for certain items. No one likes them. I don’t like them. So, I figured I’d go into why we charge them and why they are important. The basics of it, are that some sort of special handling is needed somewhere in the disposal of the item. In a lot of places in the world, and even in certain places in this country, it’s possible to just take the items and pitch them in a hole in the ground. But here in Massachusetts, our landfills are quickly reaching capacity, at which point they are closed, and our environmental laws are a little tougher, which amounts to cleaner water and air. For each item, there’s a different story. It’s probably pretty boring to most, but if you want to know a little more about the waste stream, read on!

Television Recycling & Disposal in Massachusetts

So, let’s start out with the dreaded television. This is one of the most common items that we pick up. There are of course multiple types of TV. The most common one we have picked up through our history is the Cathode ray tube. (CRT) The CRT is the old-style TV, that everyone has in their attic or basement. They’re heavy and bulky and no one uses them anymore. The process of recycling a CRT starts with breaking down the outside. Typically, the black plastic is removed and can be recycled, although it has no value. Then the circuit boards are taken out, and some wiring, which has a little bit of value. But the real reason for the surcharge is the leaded glass. The core of the TV is a glass tube that makes up probably 80% of the weight of that TV. The real challenge, because there’s no use for leaded glass currently, is to melt down the glass, and separate the lead, and the glass, both of which have some value. But the process is extremely energy-intensive and costs quite a bit of money to accomplish, hence the extra fee.

Newer TVs do not contain leaded glass, but they often have fluorescent bulbs in them, which is another challenge for recycling. They contain a lot of circuit boards though, and a much lesser volume of materials compared to the old TVs, so in a lot of ways, they are a leap forward environmentally over the old tv screens. Still have some technical challenges, but they are better.

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Air Conditioner Recycling & Refrigerator Recycling

Second, and another common one is the Air conditioner or the refrigerator. Both contain refrigerant, which is damaging to the ozone and is a pollutant to boot. Many will call this “Freon” but freon is a brand name, so refrigerant is the proper term. This one is a little more of a problem because there are people who exist in the world who will just cut the refrigerant lines and harvest the copper and scrap it. This is illegal for one, and in actuality, I think the fines are $25,000 per occurrence, per item. So, if you are considering hiring someone who’s not charging a fee for these, be cautious to ask what is going to happen with the item. In our case, we put them aside and hire a certified technician to come out monthly to properly pump out the refrigerant. It’s the right thing to do.

Mattress Recycling in Massachusetts

The last common item with the list is Mattresses. Mattresses, do not contain hazardous materials like refrigerants or lead. Instead, they are a technical challenge. You see, when we bring items to the transfer station, they are typically chopped up by machinery. That machinery crushes, and grinds, and rips materials up, so that they can be sorted as different grades of material, that move to the proper area for recycling or landfilling. So, the problem is the spring steel in the mattress or box spring. That steel is flexible and durable, so when it hits one of these machines, it doesn’t shatter or break. It often binds up within the machine, getting wound up in the rollers or whatever you call the mechanism. Know what happens then? The whole line has to get shut down. There’s nothing more expensive than a piece of machinery that is shut down! So, because of this, they need to separate out the mattresses and bring them to a place that disassembles them by hand so that the components can be properly separated.

Tire Recycling & Disposal

Tires. The last surcharge is a less common one because, realistically, when you get your tires changed you tend to leave the old ones at the tire store. But for some car aficionados or do-it-yourselfers, you might have a set of tires, or maybe snow tires, in the basement or in your garage. Tires are a waste ban item from the landfills, and as with the other items, have a specialist disposal company that deals with them. We have a company pick them up, and transport them down to New Bedford, MA where they deal with the process of shredding the tires. Sometimes this is turned into that rubber mulch on playgrounds, and sometimes it is used as a backstop in firing ranges. But it needs specialized expensive equipment to get this done, and so there are only a few companies who will do it, which results in that recycling fee.

So, there you have it. Our whole list of recycling surcharges explained. We have spent ten years honing our waste stream to get the best pricing, with the most responsible recyclers, in order to keep our prices as low as we can. There are reasons we need to charge the fees, and no matter who you choose, keep in mind they should be paying these fees as well. If they for some reason can get away without charging the fee, you should ask yourself why that is. With a reputable company, and there are many out there, you don’t have to worry about getting a phone call from the police asking why your items were dumped on the side of a street!

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Get All The Garbage Removed From Your Canton Home Fast

Every homeowner and apartment renter depends on the weekly garbage removal provided by city services. This is something that happens is a matter of routine and is one of the many ways that residents are supported by the city. It only takes one missed garbage pickup to have that trash pile up. Of course, there are some scenarios that aren’t appropriate for the city to handle. When there is a significant garbage overflow situation happening in your home, you need to bring in outside help. That help can be found with Junk King Boston. These the junk hauling pros that can help you remove any amount of excess garbage from your Canton home fast.

The Big Pile Up

Rubbishing clutter has a way of piling up fast around old. Once you have designated a storage area in your house it becomes a kind of “magnet” for everything that isn’t being used. It doesn’t take long for your garage or basement to become overrun with random boxes of rubbish, broken appliances, replaced electronics and pieces of furniture. All of that stuff can be considered garbage if you are no longer using it. The same can be said for anything that you have been keeping in storage outside of your home like lumber or other construction materials. After a harsh winter, those items are probably no longer usable. They would also be designated as garbage. All of that garbage can be picked up a single session with help from the junk King crew.

Junk King always provides at least two movers and a big truck for every appointment. That is all you need to get rid of any amount of rubbish. The cost for this service is always based on how the truck gets packed up. The goal for the Junk King team is to get as much as they can into as little space as possible. That will set you up for paying the low end of the price scale.

Junk King Boston makes garbage removal in Canton fast and affordable. Set up your removal session today.

Easy Dumpster Rental For Cambridge

Have you ever taken a look at all the stuff that you’d like removed from your home and thought, “this will take a dumpster?” That is not an unlikely scenario when you put the team from Junk King Boston to work. These are the professional junk haulers who provide full service and self-service options for removing junk in Cambridge. You just have to decide what is the best approach for your rubbish removal needs.

The Way It Works

The full-service Junk King option will always involve a two-man moving crew. This is the team that will be assigned to your task you will be showing up in a big truck. They will pick up all the items that you want removed no matter where they are located in your home. This is a great option especially when you need to get heavy objects out of the basement or down from upstairs. There will also be plenty of room on the Junk King truck for all kinds of furniture and appliances.

The same amount of room can be found with a dumpster rental. Junk King can make that available as well. This would be the self-service option. The junk King crew will drop off the dumpster at your property and secured in place for the duration of the rental. That timeframe is typically three days. That is plenty of time to fill it up with all of the stuff that you want to get rid of without feeling rushed. This is a great option if you need to clear out a lot of clutter from your garage and closets. You can take your time to sort through everything and only toss out the things you know are total rubbish.

The Junk King pricing policy is based on a flat rate that is determined by the amount of volume that your stuff takes up. With the full-service option, you will get that estimate before the work begins. When you enter dumpster, you will know what the high-end of the flat rate is just in case you end up feeling up the dumpster. Either way, there won’t be any surprise charges at the end of the job.

When you need to get rubbish removal from your Cambridge home, Junk King Boston has the right options. Call to discuss your needs today.

Get Rid Of An Old Stove From Your Brookline Home The Right Way

When it comes to any type of tasks that has to be taken care of around the house, it always comes down to “the right way” or the “wrong way.” Often, the “wrong way” usually occurs when you give one of the kids a task to perform without specific instructions. They might look for shortcuts to finish the job with the least amount of effort on their part. Usually that will mean having to do that task all over again! Sometimes, the “right way” requires bringing in some outside help. There is certainly nothing wrong with that especially when you need that task to be completed quickly. Consider removing the old stove from your Brookline home. This is a job that definitely requires at least two movers and a big truck. That is exactly what Junk King Boston will provide. They will always get rid of your stove the right way!

Checking Out the Site

Setting up your stove removal with Junk King can happen online or over the phone. It may be important to lockdown a very specific time to coordinate the delivery of the new stove. You could have Junk King remove the old stove in the morning and said that your delivery for the new one in the afternoon. That will be easy to accommodate.

When the crew shows up and you bring them through to the kitchen, you might notice them checking out the past that they are taking. They will be looking for any item that should be moved out of the way in order for the stove to have clear access to the front door. The goal for the Junk King team is to avoid scratching up floors or banging into walls. This is something that moving experience makes a big difference with and the teams from Junk King have a lot of experience with this exact type of removal.

Getting rid of your old stove can also mean getting rid of a lot of other junk at the same time. You should always take full advantage of your two-man moving crew and the big Junk King truck.

Reliable stove removal from your Brookline home begins with a call to Junk King Boston. Make that call today.

Taking Care Of Hoarder Cleanups In Brighton

When rubbish piles up on a property and reaches what is considered a “hoarder level,” then it is important to get that cleanup done swiftly and responsibly. This is the exact type of job that Junk King Boston is suited for. These are professional junk haulers who have tackled hoarder cleanups from all kinds of environments. If this is the type of situation that you are facing in your Brighton home, then you can count on Junk King to help manage the cleanup starting today.

All Hands On Deck

The average junk King appointment is staffed by a minimum of two capable movers. This is a team that has been licensed and insured. They are also a crew that has a lot of experience with lifting and loading. They also won’t be put off by the amount of rubbish that they have to clear out. In other words, the Junk King crews can be trusted to handle a big cleanup from start to finish.

Before anything gets loaded onto the Junk King truck, the price needs to be locked down. That price will always be based on how the truck is filled up. With a massive cleanup, it might fill up the entire truck. The Junk King crews will do everything in their power to get as much as they can pack in as tightly as possible. They will always work with you to present a fair and competitive price for the service. Keep in mind, that if additional workers are needed to get the job done you will be charged any extra. Everything is covered in that one flat fee.

Of course, you don’t need to just hire Junk King for the really big cleanups. They will also handle smaller jobs like getting rid of an old sofa or refrigerator. Yes, you can bring in the crew for single item pickups to. Junk King wants to make getting rid of your unwanted stuff as easy as possible.

To take care of any hoarder type cleanup in Brighton you can always count on the team from Junk King Boston. Book your session today.

Begin The New Year Without The Junk In The House

If there’s one thing we can all agree on, then it is the fact that the year 2020 definitely belongs in the past! There is always a lot to look forward to the new year. There are opportunities to start over in many ways. That can begin with improvements that you can make around your house. When you feel more comfortable and relaxed in your own living environment it can help you flourish in all other aspects of your life. All that can start by getting rid of all the junk house. This is a task that will require some decision-making on your part and a removal session with the crew from Junk King Boston.

What Has to Go?

Imagine having a capable moving crew and a huge truck at your disposal? How can that help you get rid of items around your house? That is exactly what Junk King is can provide that means you can build a very long list of everything that has to go. It can be a piece of furniture down in the basement or box of old clothing from upstairs. It can be boxes of electronic gear from out in the garage or old lumber that your story under the porch. If the resolution really is to get rid of all the junk in your home, then consider the inside and the outside. With Junk King on the job everything can go!

Before any item is loaded up on to the Junk King truck the crew will provide you with a written estimate. That estimate will be based on how everything will fit onto the truck. The mission for the Junk King team is to get as much as they can into as little space as possible. That has nothing to do with transporting that stuff but more about making room for the next appointment. Even if they don’t have another appointment, they will still pack everything in tightly so that you can benefit from the low end of the price scale. The less space that your stuff fills up, the less you will be paid. That has how Junk King always operates.

Hiring Junk King Boston to get rid of all the junk and rubbish in your home is a terrific way to start the new year. Book your removal session today.

Getting The Office Ready Again

Will you have workers returning to the office in the new year? There might be a new schedule for everyone as they split time between the office and remote work. Even with a hybrid schedule there was still need to be modifications made in the workspace in order to conform to what is now being considered the “new normal” of social distancing. For an office space that social distancing starts with moving desks further away from each other. To help facilitate that goal it might be in need to clear out unwanted office furniture and equipment. If that is part of your plan to get your office ready for the new year, then you should also include setting up a removal session with Junk King Boston. This is the quickest and most efficient way to open up the space in your office.

A New Floor Plan

Removing a single desk can change the configuration of your new office floor plan. There might also be a need to finally get rid of the old computers and other office equipment that you have long since replaced. Those the kinds of big objects that are perfect to hand over to the Junk King. This is a team that is dedicated to removing objects of any size from all types of environments. With an office clean out, the Junk King teams will know how to navigate down freight elevators or flights of stairs. They will always develop the safest route for the removal path. This is the kind of experience that you are hiring and it is reliable and safe.

Before anything is taken out of the office you will want to lockdown what the final cost will be. That is always determined by how everything will fit onto the back of the Junk King truck. The goal for the Junk King crew is to get all of that office equipment and furniture into as tight a space as possible. That will let you pay the low end of the price scale. That is always good for the bottom line!

Get in the office ready for your staff should start with the rubbish removal session from Junk King Boston. Book your time today.

Junk King Middlesex
216 Tyngsboro Rd
Chelmsford, MA 01863
Hours: M-F: 7A-3P, Sa: 7A-2P

Providing junk removal services to the Middlesex area, including:

Amesbury
Andover
Atkinson
Auburn
Bedford
Bedford
Billerica
Boxford
Burlington
Byfield
Chelmsford
Derry
Dracut
Groton
Haverhill
Lawrence
Lowell
Nashua
and these nearby zip codes:
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