1-800-GOT-JUNK? has been in the Calgary area for over seven years. Operating from the heart of downtown Calgary to cities like Okotoks, Red Deer, Airdrie, Strathmore, Cochrane, Bragg Creek and many more! We have over 10 trucks servicing your residential and commercial junk removal needs. Whatever type of trash you have, we can take almost anything that two adults can lift, no matter where it’s located. Just point and it will be gone! We are your solution to regaining your space back! Watch what we do

David Harrop
Address:
6323 Bowness Road NW
Calgary, AB
T3B0E4
Hi! I’m David Harrop, your local franchise owner of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? in Calgary. Our 1-800-GOT-JUNK? office is located in Bowness, half way between Shouldice Park and Bowness Park just south of Canada Olympic Park. I took over the junk removal franchise in 2003 after selling my Certa Pro Painters franchise, which I owned and operated for five years. I was looking for a fun business with a great team and a young, fun culture where we could work hard and play hard.
Being part of the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? business has enabled me to become part of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, JCI Calgary, and the Calgary chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. These great organizations have helped us grow to be one of the top five franchises in the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? system, and has given us the opportunity to expand our operations to encompass the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise in Hawaii. We have even participated in being a case study for the University of Calgary MBA program.
We recently opened a sorting facility in Calgary’s Northwest where we can sort through the junk to maximize recycling opportunities. We estimate that we will divert as much as 70% of the junk from our landfills, to recyclers including wood, glass, plastic, metal, paper and green waste. We feel great about our pro-active recycling efforts as the City of Calgary increases its own mandates about landfill diversions.
Thank you to the 10,000 plus customers in Calgary who have hired us to remove 10,000 tones of junk from their homes and businesses. We still have lots of work to do, but we are getting it done, one truck at a time!
Junk pick-up:
Read about how 1-800-GOT-JUNK? helps busy Realtors to keep up in Calgary's red-hot real-estate market and what kind of weird junk they come across.
Check out this video filmed by a local TV crew as they follow our 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Truck Team around to see what a typical day is like for our guys; from recycling furniture and metal, to the exciting trips to the dump. Our Truck Team members Alan and Mike are soon to be movie stars!
Ever wondered how we manage to get all of our 1-800-GOT-JUNK? trucks where they're supposed to be and when they're supposed to be there? Well, apart from having employees with a great sense of direction, we also employ a GPS system on all of our trucks to help them navigate Calgary's busy roadways, and get to the right place at the right time!
Read about how 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Calgary uses GPS technology to manage its operations.
1-800-GOT-JUNK? and the Professional Organizers of Canada helped the Canadian Red Cross organize their office in Calgary. We removed 1,700 pounds of junk on this job.
“I was very pleased with the service I received from 1-800-GOT-JUNK. They were very professional & friendly students that showed up to complete the job and I appreciated that they were super punctual. They completed the task quickly and cleaned everything up. Booking online was also a very simple process I appreciated which has been set-up for your customers. I will call the team again next time I need a junk removal service”-- Nadine G., Calgary AB, Jun 2010
“The guys were on time, very courteous, careful with my home in not causing any damage as they removed items, and provide a great service to dispose simply of unwanted items. Great offer and great implementation!”-- Gloria K., Calgary, AB, Jun 2010
“We had a very good experience with this company. Not only were they right on time, both of the staff were extremely friendly. They removed everything that was asked in a timely and effecient manner. I really was impressed with the 2 trucks ( 1 for recycling and the other for the garbage). I would recommend 1-800-GOT JUNK to all of our family and friends and will for sure use this company again.”-- Mark and Chris L., Calgary, AB, Jun 2010


Once again hosted by the Lions Club, the Bowness Stampede Parade started at Bowness Road at the Shouldice bridge and ran down to the location for the pancake breakfast, Bowness Plaza. The streets were lined with hundreds of families hoping to catch some of the thousands of pounds of candy thrown to the crowd by the passing floats.
Participants in the parade ranged from a group of children (all under the age of 6) marching for the Bowness Daycare and a youth marching band, to some Bowness natives on horseback who were participating for the 21st year in a row! The team had a fabulous time meeting and greeting some of our neighbors and joining in the stampede celebrations! YAHOOOOOO!

It was a fantastic turn out at the annual Stampede Breakfast at the Southland Leisure Centre. There was almost 5,000 Calgarians that came out to participate in the festivities and to get some pancakes into their morning. Once again, the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? team was on hand to help with the clean-up and junk removal. A lot of kids were super impressed with our 2,000 toy 1-800-GOT-JUNK? trucks that we gave out during the breakfast.




