1-800-Got-Junk?

Leading Junk Removal Experts in Sacramento, CA

1-800-Got-Junk? May be Canadian in the extreme, but we operate in the United States and Australia as well. Our trucks cover thousands of miles picking up unwanted waste, from province to province, state to state, and territory to territory.

Company History

• 1-800-Got-Junk? Is a waste management franchise with its roots in Vancouver, British Columbia
• The company was founded as The Rubbish Boys Disposal Service in 1989 by Brian Scudamore; in 1998 it became 1-800-Got-Junk?
• In 1997 the company expanded to Victoria, British Columbia; in 1998, it expanded further to Toronto
• The first franchise opened outside of Canada in the year 2000, in Portland, Oregon
• As of 2022, 1-800-Got-Junk? Has 160 locations throughout Canada, The United States, and Australia
• The company’s newest locations include:
• Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Bakersfield, California
• Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Toledo, Ohio
• In total, 1-800-Got-Junk? Has over 1500 trucks in active service
• The company’s current chief operating officer is Erik Church

Company Services

1-800-Got-Junk? Is a junk removal service that lives up to its name. Unwanted rubbish tends to pile up over time, with some of it being too cumbersome to move without professional help. The company moves various forms of waste off both commercial and residential properties.

Some refuse that 1-800-Got-Junk? Disposes of includes:

• Furniture
• Appliances
• Old tools
• Carpeting
• Mattresses
• Televisions
• Pianos
• Playsets
• Scrap metal
• Basic household trash
  

The company also serves businesses, removing waste such as:

• E-waste (computer parts)
• Office furniture
• Construction site debris
• Dumpster refuse
• Cabinet and book removal
• Display and fixture disposal

Other services offered by 1-800-Got-Junk? Include yard waste removal, rental and storage unit clean-out, real estate junk removal, and restoration/renovation clean-up.

The service works through a few simple steps, and is normally same-day. What happens is this:

1. You schedule an appointment online or all 1-800-468-5865.
2. 15-20 minutes before the appointment, the company’s truck team will give you a call
3. The team will then look at the items for removal and quote you a price
4. The junk is removed, the area is swept up, and we collect our fee

What 1-800-Got-Junk? Will Not Take

There is very little the company will not take. Having said as much, there are a few no-nos. Chemicals, solvents and oils, asbestos, storage and oil drums, and oil and waste storage tanks fall into this category.

Donation and Recycling

1-800-Got-Junk? Donates or recycles rubbish whenever possible. From the company’s own website, a promise states:

“At 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, we do our best to recycle and donate as many items as possible. We work with community centers, non-profit organizations, and donation centers to pass on items after we haul them away. You can rest assured that your items will be handled responsibly by our teams, in an effort to reduce our environmental impact.”

1-800-Got Junk? Has been in the waste removal business for 25 years and is still going strong. Even today, further expansion plans are in place. It is the world’s largest junk disposal business, showing no signs of slowing down.

1-800-Got Junk? Can be reached by dialing 1-800-468-5865.