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San Antonio Recycling News

San Antonio has a 10 year recycling plan intended to significantly reduce the amount of trash that ends up in landfills. One aspect of the plan is an organics recycling program. This was given a test run by the city’s Solid Waste Management Department and was proven to be a success. The idea is that residents will be given a third recycling cart which is meant strictly for organic waste such as food scraps, leaves or other natural debris. These organics will be collected by the city and then turned into compost. However, a city councilman is putting the brakes on moving forward asking for more study.

Councilman Carlton Soules asked for a “council consideration request”  for a comprehensive review of the plan. He isn’t opposed to organic recycling per se; he just feels that it might make better sense to encourage folks to do their own composting as opposed to adding expenses of providing carts for everyone. Mayor Julian Castro agreed to take up the request after the council adopts the annual budget.

For that pilot program, the city provided 30,000 green carts in four council districts. Everyone who got a cart seemed happy to comply. At issue is the scope of San Antonio’s plan. In 201 the city council approved a measure that set the goal at 60% recycling rate by the year 2020. Soules thinks that 40% is a more realistic approach. Now the council is dividing itself between those who want to push for the 60% or coast to the 40%. Obviously, this is an issue that is going to be at the heart of many future council meetings.

When it comes to recycling items that can’t fit into those carts, your best option would be to hire Junk King. Junk King is the local San Antonio based business who is already on board with the concept of recycling. In fact, their recycling rate is closer to 65%. That means that over 65% of all the junk they collect from area residents is diverted away from the landfills. This makes Junk King the perfect recycling partner for your needs.

When Junk King recycles they are doing so with the big stuff. Oversize items like mattresses, sofas, bed frames and kitchen appliances can all be repurposed and reused. The trick is making sure those items get to the right recycling center. Junk King makes drop-offs at those centers nearly every day. It’s part of the complete service provided by Junk King for everyone of their customers. Best of all, there is no extra charge for recycling. You’ll be paying for the amount of space your junk takes up in their truck. Nothing more, nothing less. When it comes to recycling the big stuff, Junk King is the only way to go.

Signs That It’s Time To Call In A San Antonio Junk Removal Specialist

There is a fine line between hoarding and collecting. Rachel Dealy, has turned her love of collecting into a thriving business called Collective. It’s become a great go-to spot in downtown San Antonio when you need that one-of-a-kind gift. The storefront was born out of Rachel’s love for rummage sales, estates sales, garage sales and thrift shops. After several years of bargain hunting, Rachel found herself surrounded by all she had acquired and decided to turn it loose onto the world.

“I had accumulated enough clothes and furniture and other stuff that I had to hold an estate sale before I could leave,” she told a local newspaper. “And even after that, I filled a U-Haul to come back to Texas. Whenever I walk into an antiques shop, I light up,” she says. “I get some sort of endorphin rush. I don’t hoard,” she says. “I acquire. I pick up things that I see value in. If it’s cool, I want it. If it’s a good price, I want it. If it’s a project that I could work on, I want it.”

She also shares the space of her store with a rotating roster of local artists who are offered the opportunity to sell their work on consignment. It’s a 3,000 square foot space just chock full of all kinds of objects. Now, there are some cynical types who would pass by a store like Collective and think, “It’s all junk.” But what might be junk to someone is a valued treasure to someone else. As with beauty, junk is in the eye of the beholder.

You might think that you could turn your junk into gold or at least some cash. There might be a way to do that but not without a lot of effort. A yard sale is always the good way to go. To pull that off you have to drag everything you want sold out to your front yard bright and early. Hopefully you spent the day before putting up posters otherwise how will anybody find out about your sale? At the end of the day whatever you haven’t sold you have to drag back in. You could leave it on your lawn and hope someone might take it but one night in the great outdoors and you’ve created trash.

Bottom line: if you’re committed to getting rid of your junk then just do it. Call in a junk specialist and get it over with. That junk specialist would be Junk King San Antonio. They are the professional movers based right here in San Antonio who make it their business to clean up your clutter. Whatever you want tossed out, they’ll load up on their truck and you can wave good-bye. Get real: your junk is just junk. Get it gone with Junk King San Antonio.

E Waste Recycling In San Antonio

When it comes to e-waste recycling in San Antonio there are many options at your disposal. According to the Texas Campaign for the Environment the first option should be can you re-use the item? If we’re talking about something like an old television then it is conceivable that the TV could be put into a spare room or with one of the kids. But if you’ve got a great HDTV in the family room nobody is going to want to watch TV on that old set. If you donate the TV you’re just kicking the can down the road. In other words, if you don’t want the TV are you sure someone else might?

Then there is the issue of what to do with old computers. Here is where the Texas state legislature stepped up to the plate and instituted a “take back” law. Now manufacturers have to take back an old computer and dispose of it properly. But there’s a hitch: You’ve got to take the computer back. In some cases you also have to arrange for shipping. Yes, you might get a rebate coupon good for the purchase of a new computer but you’ll have to do all the busy work.

As for cell phones the TCE is happy to take them off your hands but you have to drop them off at their offices. Guess what? They don’t have a branch in San Antonio. Once again you’re stuck. That’s why you could go through anybody’s home or apartment and chances are you’d find plenty of computer towers, lap tops, monitors, fax machines and all kinds of other e-waste shoved into a closet or under a bed. All of that junk is taking up valuable space just collecting dust. If you want to get rid of it once and for all you’re going to have to call the pros. In this case the pros would be Junk King San Antonio.

Junk King is the San Antonio based business who specializes in e-waste removal among other types of junk hauling. There have been many reports about shady dealers who take in e-waste and end up dumping in a landfill or shipping it off to some country for them to deal with. That’s not going to happen with Junk King. They’ll make sure your e-waste gets to the right recycling center. In fact, they take that same approach with all of your junk. If it can be recycled, Junk King San Antonio will see to it that it is dropped off at the right facility. You’re not going to get that level of attention from some guy riding around your neighborhood in a pickup truck looking for junk. When you want your all of your junk, no matter how big or small, removed responsibly from your home then the only call you should make is to Junk King.

Home Downsizing Tips in San Antonio

What do you really need to get by in life? We’re talking about the physical things like furniture that make for a comfortable living environment. Beyond the kitchen (because we all need one of those!) the basics are a bathroom, a bedroom and a living room. That would be just for you. Now multiple that by the members of your house and you’ve got the need for more bedrooms and more bathrooms. Perfect. But what happens when those “extra” family members go off to start their own lives? Suddenly having all those extra rooms doesn’t seem very practical. You’ve still got to keep them clean. When you heat the home it all gets heated. And then there is all the annoying yard work. This is why you might want to seize upon the idea of downsizing by moving out of that big empty house and into a smaller place. If you make this choice, you’ll be joining thousands of other San Antonio residents who have already embraced the idea of downsizing as a better way to live.

If you do make the move, you need to have a strong sense of your new living environment. This will help you decide which pieces of furniture you want to hang onto and which pieces should be given away or tossed away. One of the first things to go is often that big dining room table and chairs. Do you really eat in the dining room or in your kitchen? Sure, for holidays you would bust out the good china and serve in the dining room but is it really worth having a big house with a room you only use two times a year?

Also, it’s time to be realistic about your work-out equipment. If you have a huge treadmill that gets more of a workout as a clothes hanger than an exercise machine do you really need to space to keep it in?

Downsizing doesn’t necessarily mean you have to throw all of this stuff out. You could offer it for sale on Craigslist or have a yard sale or even pass it off to another family member. The key point is that if you’re not going to need something then get rid of it. As for all that stuff that is left over which nobody can use and no charity would want, you can turn that junk over to a crew of professional junk haulers like Junk King San Antonio

These hard working crews are every bit as able as a solid team of professional movers. The difference is that they’ll be taking your stuff to its final resting place as opposed to your new home! Getting rid of the clutter in your life can be a truly liberating experience even if you’re not moving. In other words, downsizing applies even if it simply means to downsize all the junk you’re hanging onto.

San Antonio Cardboard Disposal and Recycling

The internet is a wonderful research asset we all have access to. Even somebody without a computer can head over to their local library and log on to get answers to any questions. For instance, supposed you’re sitting in your San Antonio home or apartment surrounded by piles and piles of cardboard and you wanted to get rid of it all? The obvious answer would be to go to the internet and ask the cyber world, “Where can I recycle cardboard in San Antonio?” Here are the actual top two answers to that question:

“The apartments we live in don’t recycle, so we take our items elsewhere that can be recycled. The only thing we can’t locate is a place to take cardboard! The drop off bins @ schools accept all forms of paper EXCEPT cardboard. – All of the recycling agencies on the city site don’t reference cardboard on their sites. ACCO Waste Paper of San Antonio” takes paper, but they don’t say if they charge or if you can drop off. Anyone have experience with this?!”

While that might not be a big help, this message was followed up with the following:

“Try earth911 I found two agencies that have listed themselves on this site as accepting cardboard. Since this information can change, you will want to contact the companies directly first. One of them is Greenstar, an Ireland-based company which actually has a facility in my area (Oklahoma City) and who has done some of the recycling for the Recycling Center that my husband and I run. Fortunately, here in Oklahoma, OEMA (Oklahoma Environmental Management Association) provides cardboard recycling bins. My Recycling Center has four of them. We did have five, but someone burned one of them down on July 4.”

So the answer to where to recycle cardboard in San Antonio is provided by someone living in Oklahoma. Okay, so maybe you have to dig a little deeper to get the right answers you’re looking for. Of course, you could just call up Junk King San Antonio and be done with it!

Junk King is the San Antonio based business which has been removing all kinds of junk from businesses and homes including cardboard boxes. What’s great about Junk King is that they’re not just going to be acting as super charged garbage men. Yes, they’ll come into your homes and pick up any item you want removed but they’re also going to strive to make sure that item is properly disposed of. In the case of cardboard, this means dropping that off at the San Antonio recycling center which handles that type of product.

When you hire Junk King San Antonio you have the option of filling up their truck or just getting rid of a couple of items. The choice is yours but know that whatever choice you make, you’ll be doing right by the environment by hiring Junk King.

Storm Debris Cleanup in San Antonio

There’s never any telling what kind of damage a storm might leave behind. In a blink of an eye a crash of lightning could take out a power line plunging San Antonio into darkness. This happened a while back and left over 100,000 people without power several days. The question then becomes are you ready to survive a power outage? Here are some things to consider as a way of getting ready for a potential power outage.

First of all, you want to make sure you’ve got a handy light source ready to go. This should mean a flashlight that is easy to grab. You don’t want to be stumbling around the dark trying to remember where you put that flashlight. There are some great flashlights that can be mounted directly onto the wall that are both powered by batteries and recharged by electricity. Once you have that flashlight in hand you can search out other flashlights to distribute among any family members who are with you. It might be a good idea also to have a battery operated camping lamp that you can turn on. While you might have an inclination light some candles it’s best to avoid striking a match in the dark when there is no power. The worst-case scenario would be a fire starting up and you not being able to call the fire department.

While it is true that there’s no telling just when a storm might strike that doesn’t mean you can’t always have some canned goods and stored water at the ready. If the power does go out you’ll probably want to eat up any perishable items you have in your refrigerator while it’s still a little bit cool. There are some smart folks who really prepare for the worst by having a backup generator. You’ll tell who these are because they’ll be the only ones in your neighborhood with the lights on!

As soon as the power has been restored you might have some more things to contend with; namely all the storm debris that could be dumped in your yard. You can prepare for this by having the number for Junk King San Antonio ready to dial (1-888-888-JUNK). Junk King is a San Antonio company that specializes in junk removal of any kind.

For their normal work week the Junk King San Antonio crew handles several scheduled appointments to remove anything from construction waste, old furniture, kitchen appliances or any other type of garbage that’s too big for the weekly trash pickup. Junk King really gets to put their services to the test after a storm when they race out to remove all that storm debris. It doesn’t matter to Junk King whether that debris includes fallen trees, shingles from a roof or even a wayward row boat they’ll make sure it’s taken away as quickly as possible. That is service you can count on!

San Antonio Hoarding: How to Get Rid of Junk

There is a dangerous side to hoarding especially when it involves animals. All too often people who were suffering from this type of obsessive-compulsive disorder use animals as their “collectibles.” Too often there are news stories about homeowners living amongst dozens of cats, birds, dogs and in extreme cases rats. These types of hoarders don’t even realize they are causing great harm to these animals. It only takes the intervention of authorities to rescue the animals and make sure that hoarder deals with their psychological issues.

Fortunately, most of us have only slight hoarding tendencies which have more to do with our own issues of convenience as opposed to some type of disorder. But that doesn’t mean our own hoarding can’t get out of control. It’s important to nip hoarding in the bud, so to speak, before it gets out of control.

An amateur hoarder is someone who has no trouble throwing things away; it’s just that they are a bit of a procrastinator when it comes to cleaning up. Often it easier for these types of people to stuff something in a drawer or closet instead of getting rid of it. Of course, it doesn’t take long before those drawers and closets are overflowing with junk that can simply be tossed out. The same holds true for entire rooms in our homes. It’s not uncommon for people to use a space like a garage or basement as a kind of hoarding zone where everything that’s not being used is placed.

Hoarding experts will tell you that if you don’t use something at least once every six months you should throw it out. This means clothes, shoes, magazines and anything else that is taking up space in your home. Even that pasta maker you got as a gift for Christmas three years ago could be considered junk if you’re never going to use it.

You could de-clutter your home by adopting the “bin method” of organizing. This will have you putting the items scattered around your home into one of those big plastic bins which can then go on a shelf. While that does help clean up the clutter it might turn you into a bin hoarder! And that type of organizing only really works with small objects.

A strong approach to curb your hoarding tendencies would be to hire Junk King San Antonio. These are the San Antonio-based professional junk haulers who are extremely experienced in removing all kinds of junk and clutter from a home. Suppose you schedule an appointment with Junk King to show up at your house two weeks from this coming Saturday. That gives you 14 days to go through your home and identify every item you’re ready to let go of. Once you’ve made those decisions all you’ll have to do is tell the Junk King crew what they need to take away. Within a matter of hours you’re home will finally become free of clutter and no one could ever accuse you of becoming a hoarder!

5 Reasons to Hire Junk Haulers in San Antonio

For many of us, acquiring junk is far easier than getting rid of it. Obviously, we don’t pick up some item and declare, “This is junk. I think I’ll keep it.”  Most of our junk didn’t start out as junk but instead had a practical purpose. Then over time and use (or abuse) something breaks or gets worn down which turned a practical piece into a piece of junk. When it comes to getting rid of that junk, help is standing by in the form of your professional junk haulers based in San Antonio – Junk King.
Here are the five top reasons for hiring Junk King’s junk haulers in San Antonio:
  1. Your Time: Your time is precious especially if you’re juggling a full time career and managing the hectic schedule of a busy family. Time is also the contributing factor as to why you might have all that junk in the first place: You just don’t have the time to pack it up and haul it off to the landfill. With professional junk haulers, you schedule the time you want your junk carted away. They show up, load up and drive off. It’s as simple as that.
  2. Your Back: Lifting junk and tossing it onto the back of a truck is not for everyone. In fact, it should really only be done by professional movers. These are the guys who have the experience and live by the rule “life with your legs, not your back.” If you’ve ever strained your back or know somebody who has, then this is not something you ever want to go through again. Leave it to the professionals.
  3. Your Space: Picture where your junk is now. Then picture it gone. What’s left? Empty space. Depending on the amount of junk you could have a lot of space. This could mean regaining an entire room, attic, basement or garage. What could you do with all that space? How about a guest room? How about a home office? How about an arts and craft workshop? The possibilities are truly limitless.
  4. Your Peace of Mind: If you live alone then you might not be bothered by piles of junk collecting dust. However, if you are sharing a space that junk pile could be a point of contention as in, “When are you going to get rid of all junk?” If the answer to that question can become “Soon as I call the junk haulers.” That is certainly going to deliver peace of mind to any household!
  5. Your Convenience: Hiring a professional crew of junk haulers means you’ll be able to schedule all your junk removal needs with just a phone call. Make that two phone calls. The first is to set up your appointment for an estimate and the second is the confirmation call you’ll receive when your team is on the way to carry out the job.

Simply call 1-888-888-JUNK or book an appointment online!

Summer Clutter Clean Up in San Antonio

It’s amazing how many local residents of San Antonio don’t really take advantage of all the great things the city has to offer during the summer. Sure, if you have friends visiting from out of town the first thing they will want to do is go down to the Alamo so they can remember it later on. As long as you are down by the fort you’ll probably also take them over to the River Walk and call it a day. While that is certainly a lot of fun there is no reason why you have to wait for family or friends from out of town. All throughout the summer there’s an amazing array of activities being held all across San Antonio that can provide an enriching experience for the entire family. You can watch local artists work their craft in the downtown arts district, listen to free music concerts or take advantage of the cool air find inside the many San Antonio museums.

After you’ve seen all you can see in San Antonio it will be time to come back home and kick back for a relaxing summer evening. You might even host your own backyard barbecue. If you are going to be doing some entertaining this summer you’ll probably want to make sure your house is in order. Although spring is the traditional time for a major household cleaning the question becomes did you get this job done last spring? If not you don’t want to wait until the winter when you’ll be busy with the holidays.
Approaching a major clutter cleanup does not have to be a complicated process. In fact if you plan it right you could have it accomplished in a single afternoon. One of the big reasons why people put off a project like this is a simple fact that once they decide to throw away piles of junk they actually have no place to throw it. If you were to hire a professional junk hauling crew like Junk King San Antonio then they can show up on the scheduled day and load up all your junk in their truck. All you have to do at that point is wave goodbye. It comes down to a matter of coordination. Suppose you schedule the junk haulers for the afternoon? This means you’ll have the morning to get your junk ready.
One way to have your junk ready is to simply pull it out your driveway and pile it up. It doesn’t have to be neat because it’s junk! In fact, it would be very practical for you to toss junk right out the window onto the driveway and let the junk haulers worry about picking it up. As you amass this huge pile of junk you might be surprised at how big it can grow. You could even get some neighbors in on the act by having them toss of junk onto the pile and kick in for the cost of the junk haulers. Think of it as a summer clutter cleanup block party!

San Antonio Hauling – Five Reasons to go with the Professionals

It’s hard to imagine anyone getting through life without hauling something at some point. Hauling isn’t just about towing something behind a truck, but about carting big items away from your home once and for all! If you’ve got something that needs to go, you should consider hiring a professional hauling company like Junk King San Antonio to handle the operation. Here are the top five reasons for to hire the pros:
1.  Finally Get the Job Done:
If you’ve got a big item that needs to be taken away, it’s probably been in your possession for some time. It’s only natural to hold onto something especially if you can’t move it yourself. At first it becomes a practical excuse. It’s not long before that item quickly transforms into an eyesore. Isn’t it time to get rid of it? One call to Junk King San Antonio and that item is as good a gone.
2. It Makes the Home Safer:
Depending on the piece of junk you have, you could actually be creating a hazard in your home. Obviously, if you’ve got a big kitchen appliance like a refrigerator or a dryer you run the risk of have some curious youngster poke around inside which could lead to all kinds of trouble. If you’ve got an attic or garage crammed with junk, how many times have you stubbed a toe trying to get in and out of that space? Having this kind of junk hauled away means you’ll be removing potentially dangerous items from your home. That’s a win/win.
3. You Can Reclaim Your Space
Having piles of junk around your home means you’ve lost space. It certainly wasn’t like this when you moved in. But now, you might have lost entire closets or spare rooms to piles of junk. Wouldn’t it be great to reclaim those areas and turn them into a more productive space rather than a junk zone? You could set up a home office or just a quiet space to collect your thoughts. A spare room can also be converted into a work-out area to help you keep in shape without running out to the gym. The possibilities are endless, but first you have to get rid of the junk.
4.  You Won’t Hurt Yourself:
Ever try moving a sofa by yourself? What about picking up an air conditioner to move it from room to room? Unless you know what you’re doing and have the muscle power, you could end up severely hurting yourself. With professional junk haulers you’ll be getting a team of expert movers. They know that sometimes it takes two sets of hands to move something. They’re not supermen, they’re just safe movers.
5. They Are Professionals
Hiring professionals like Junk King San Antonio, no matter what the job is, makes all the difference. You don’t want to invite strangers into your home to haul out furniture. You want to make sure these movers are licensed and fully insured. You also want workers who take pride in their duties. They have a reputation to maintain and those are the best workers to hire!
For the best in San Antonio hauling simply call 1-888-888-JUNK or book a free on site estimate online.
Junk King San Antonio
13515 Topper Cir
San Antonio, TX 78233
Hours: M-Sa: 8A-5P, Su: 8A-2P

Providing junk removal services to the San Antonio area, including:

Adkins
Bergheim
Boerne
Bulverde
Canyon Lake
Cibolo
Comfort
Converse
Elmendorf
Floresville
Hondo
Kendalia
La Vernia
Marion
Mcqueeney
New Braunfels
San Antonio
Seguin
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