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What We Do
San Diego's five 1-800-GOT-JUNK? full service junk removal franchises are your rubbish removal experts! We have our 1-800-GOT-JUNK? trucks providing junk hauling services from the heart of San Diego to Chula Vista, Carlsbad, Escondido, Oceanside, Encinitas, Solano Beach, Rancho Santa Fe, San Marcos, Vista, Valley Center, Bonita, Coronado, La Mesa, El Cajon, and many more! If you have household or office items, furniture, e-waste, old appliances, yard waste or construction debris that you need to get rid of give us a call! Our junk removal experts service residential and commercial clients. We do all the loading, lifting, dumping, recycling, salvaging and offer same day junk removal service. All you have to do is point to what you want gone and we’ll do the rest for you! We recycle, salvage and donate to local charities as much as possible. We take pride in giving back to our local communities! Watch what we do.
Franchise Profile
Junk Removal - San Diego North
Ben Hoskins
Address:
132 N El Camino Real
125
Encinitas, CA
92024
Hi, I'm Ben Hoskins and I own the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? San Diego North Franchise. In 2002 I left a job in the technology industry to open the first 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise in Southern California. When I started the business, I mainly focused in the city of San Diego in areas like La Jolla, Pacific Beach, Mission Hills/Hillcrest, Downtown, University City and Clairemont. In 2004 our General Manager Rick Romano joined the team and helped expand our presence on the North Coast, including Carlsbad, Encinitas, Del Mar, Mira Mesa and Rancho Pesquitos. He lives in Encinitas and coaches his daughter's softball teams. This explains why, if you have daughters who play softball in Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solano Beach, or Cardiff, you come across so many teams sponsored by 1-800-GOT-JUNK?.
In addition to customer service, our main focus with training staff is emphasizing donation and recycling; customers love knowing their stuff doesn't end up in the landfill.
From a single 1-800-GOT-JUNK? junk truck in 2003, we now have five 1-800-GOT-JUNK? trucks, and over 10,000 customers served!
Junk pick-up:
- San Diego
- Encinitas
- Rancho Santa Fe
- Clairemont
- Ocean Beach
- La Jolla
- Carmel Valley
- Del Mar
- Downtown San Diego
- University City / UTC
- Carlsbad
- Solano Beach
- Cardiff By The Sea
- Point Loma
- Rancho Bernardo
- Pacific Beach
- Rancho Penasquitos
- Hillcrest
- Mira Mesa
- Mission Valley
Junk Removal - San Diego South
Chris Savoia , Christopher Geis
Address:
1655 View Park Way
Chula Vista, CA
91913
Hello, my name is Chris Savoia, and I’m the Franchise Partner of the San Diego South 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise. Growing up I never thought I would haul junk for a living, but now after nearly five years I can’t imagine doing anything else. The sense of satisfaction one gets from helping people get rid of something that has been plaguing them for years is incredible. Every day we get to meet great people from the College Area to North Park who appreciate what we do and the professionalism we display when we do it. It is very gratifying to take the entire side of a family’s yard that had been held hostage by a rusty shed and its dusty contents and free up that space for barbeques and swing sets. It has been almost a year since the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchises in San Diego South and San Diego East joined. The new franchise allows us to cover San Diego County from as far southwest as Imperial Beach, home of the sand castle competition, to as far east as beautiful Alpine. This means some mornings we start our day in Coronado and end in the Helix Hills. Climbing in attics, breaking down sheds and cutting up Jacuzzis is all part of what we do and these activities do not cost our customers any additional fees. We do a lot of work for commercial customers, including banks and real estate companies. We always do a full clean up with a sweep of the entire property. Our satisfaction comes not only from helping people and simplifying their lives but also from doing the right thing. We are enrolled in California’s Electronic Waste disposal program, which has allowed us to be an official collector of electronic waste for nearly five years. We are officially sanctioned by the state to legally collect TVs, computer monitors, computers, CPUs, laptops and even items like stereos, fax machines, printers.
Junk pick-up:
- Chula Vista
- Coronado
- Spring Valley
- Otay Ranch
- Paradise Hills
- Eastlake
- Coronado Cays
- San Diego State
- Lynwood Hills
- San Ysidro
- Bonita
- San Diego
- College Area
- Lemon Grove
- National City
- Imperial Beach
- North Park
- Eastlake Greens
- Rancho Del Rey
- Otay Mesa
Junk Removal - San Diego North East
Darren Tavitian
Address:
1823 Kenora Dr
Escondido, CA
92027
Hi, I'm Darren Tavitian, the local owner and operator for the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? San Diego Northeast franchise servicing Escondido, San Marcos, Vista and Valley Center. I started working at 1-800-GOT-JUNK? in 2004 for the Greater Los Angeles franchise which serves most of the South Bay area. I started this career assuming it would be temporary, but instead worked my way up to General Manager of one of the Top 20 franchises, and in May 2007 bought the San Diego Northeast franchise.
The 1-800-GOT-JUNK? mantra we operate by is "It's all about the people," and that's exactly how we operate our business. At 1-800-GOT-JUNK? we treat every customer as if they are our only customer and ensure we meet all their junk removal needs. We thrive on challenges, like the 21-truckload job we completed in a single day. We diverted over 40% of the materials we picked up that day from the landfill. We were able to achieve this through our strong relationships with the Salvation Army, and the city’s recycling centers.
This junk hauling business is also an amazing way to help our local communities. We are active members of the Vista Chamber of Commerce, San Marcos Chamber of Commerce and Escondido Chamber of Commerce. We have partnered with E-World Recyclers and have sponsored free electronic waste drop-off days, from which we donated half the net proceeds to local education foundations such as Escondido Education Foundation, and are currently working with the San Marcos Education Foundation. We have also helped residents that were victims of the fires in the San Diego North County area. We delivered food, clothes and materials.
Roughly 60% of the junk that we pick up is donated or recycled. Some of the places 1-800-GOT-JUNK? uses to recycle and donate items are Quality Recycling, Ecology Metal, Lee’s Recycling, Salvation Army, Father Joe's and E-World Recycling. We are certified as an electronic waste collector in the state of California, which means we can pick up items such as computers, tv's, stereos, fax machines, CRT's and assorted other electronics. These items are taken to an electronic recycler, ensuring that they are recycled properly and don't end up in a landfill.
You may notice our trucks, or one our our energetic marketing tactics. We do our signature group waves in the morning at the entrance to the 15 South and E Valley Pkwy in Escondido. If you are out at lunch time and around North County Fair, you might find us at the corner of Bear Valley Pkwy and Beethoven wearing our blue wigs, dancing around, and having a ball. Our clean and shiny junk trucks can be seen cruising around town or at their homes on Sycamore and the 78 Freeway, Hacienda and Melrose, Valley View Plaza, San Elijo Hills, Twin Oaks or the 15 Freeway and Bernardo Ave, to name a few.
Junk pick-up:
- Escondido
- San Marcos
- Valley Center
- San Diego
- Vista
Junk Removal - Oceanside - S.D.
Bill Cox , Eileen Butler - Cox
Address:
P.O. Box 5323
Oceanside, CA
92052
Hi, we are Bill Cox and Eileen Butler-Cox, the owners of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? in north west San Diego County. Both of us are veterans of the U.S. Air Force and have been residents of Oceanside for more than 20 years. We are proud to say that our entire family, including our three sons, helped get our business started.
It has been great working with the cities we service. Since 2003, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has worked directly with the City of Oceanside by participating in all of its quarterly river clean ups which are now coordinated with the efforts of I Love a Clean San Diego and, when requested to do so, report to the city all our figures on diverted materials to help Oceanside meet its state landfill diversion requirements.
In Fallbrook, we have been one of the integral parts in the success of the annual Fallbrook Green and Clean event. Our major role for the past two years with the Fallbrook Green and Clean has been to collect e-waste. We also donate our trucks and crews to support the efforts of volunteer organizations that clean areas affected by illegal dumping. In Poway and the Scripps Ranch area, we were the first commercial vehicles allowed into the Cedar fire areas. When all was said and done, we moved over 20,000 sand bags and over 1,500 volunteers into the area. These are just small samples of how we give back to the communities we service.
In 2003, we received the Volunteer of the Year award from the Oceanside Women’s Resource Center. In 2007, the Kiwanis Club of Oceanside awarded us with a Distinguished Service award for our service to the club and the community.
All this would not be possible without your support. I would like to thank every one of you who have used our service. I hope we have wowed you with our professionalism and commitment to this business.
Junk pick-up:
- Bonsall
- Fallbrook
- Oceanside
- Ramona
- San Luis Rey
- Rainbow
- Rancho Bernardo
- Camp Pendleton
- Lakeside
- Poway
- San Diego
- Santee
- Scripps Ranch
Experts In
Customer Reviews
“Dear Chris Savoia/1-800-GOT-JUNK?, I wanted to take this time to offer my sincere thanks for the job you did for me and my clients in Spring Valley. I was in the process of putting my clients home up for sale and recommended a swift clean-up around the house. My clients had a limited amount of money to spend for cosmetic work. After getting a bid from a competitor for $1800 to pick up a load of junk, we decided to call 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. You came over and gave us a bid for $442-$504 to do the same job! We booked the job for the next day and were pleased with the results especially with the final price of $442! You saved my clients over $1300 and did a fantastic job to boot. I will refer you to every one I know looking to hire someone to haul away junk. Thank you again.”-- Donna, Agent, Prudential CA Realty, Spring Valley, Jun 2007
“Hi Chris: I was extremely pleased with the service that your company provided. From my initial phone call requesting the service through final completion, everything was perfect. The extra touch of a cup of coffee for me at the early morning appointment was above and beyond! I will always recommend 1-800-GOT-JUNK? to my clients and certainly will not use anyone else for my trash hauling needs.”-- Barbara, Agent, Turnk-Key Realty, Chula Vista, Jan 2008
“1-800-GOT-JUNK? did a fantastic job. John Mathews is a excellent employee. He got the job done!”-- Mary, El Cajon, Mar 2008
“What a treat to work with you the past two days with our pressing matter. We could not have had a win-win situation without yours and Rick's help. Happy holidays to you and your wonderful team.”-- Lisa, Property Manager, Arden Realty, Carlsbad, Nov 2007
“Rick, Jose and Mike are fantastic! Always on time, call ahead, and took care of us.”-- Rosalie, San Diego, Feb 2008
News Feeds
Junk Hauling Career Proves Lucrative
Who said a career in junk removal can't be profitable? We landed front page in the business section of the San Diego Union-Tribune after only two months in the junk hauling business. This really helped kick start the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? San Diego trash removal franchise! Read about how we've done every kind of trash pickup, from warehouse cleanouts to simple couch pickups. Up to 60% of our "junk" is taken to recycling centers or charity.Weird Junk Removals
What type of weird junk do you have? Does it measure up to some of the weirdest junk 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has taken away in its junk removals? How about 19 truckloads of ice cream?! This article is so bizarre it got picked up on a wire service where franchise owner Ben Hoskins ended up doing radio interviews about weird junk pickups with stations as far away as St. Louis, Chicago, and Montreal!College Students Want to Work At 1-800-GOT-JUNK?
Looking for a job? Read this article to find out why so manycollege students want to haul junk at 1-800-GOT-JUNK? You can also check our job postings board - we're always looking for more junk removers system-wide!
In The Community
Junk Removals on HBO Movie Set
San Diego South's 1-800-GOT-JUNK? have done trash removals at the former El Camino Hotel, where HBO's "John From Cincinnati" was shot. The current owners were very nice and did not want to have to deal with removing the almost four truckloads of junk we took out of there. The strangest of the junk removals from the hotel was a cement deer that had been poured into the ground and set with rebar.
Junk Removers Rescue Police
When San Diego Northeast junk removers Adam Daly and Brent Jameson (BJ) were out on the junk trucks a couple of weeks ago, they heard a crash. They looked down the street and saw that a police SUV had flipped over near the highway onramp 50 yards ahead. The crew immediately pulled over and BJ approached the accident scene — he is a certified first responder, which means he has training in CPR , basic first aid, and crisis control. "I have never had to use any of the training and I was very nervous," BJ said. "From a distance, the officer did not appear to be moving. But, as I approached, he proved to be conscious and responsive." The officer had surface lacerations and neck and back pain. Another man who was also a certified first responder, had his first-aid kit out and BJ helped him treat the officer’s wound. Rescue services arrived shortly thereafter and took over. Kudos to BJ and Adam!Happily Married
Ben Hoskins (owner of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? trash removal services in north San Diego) and his wife were married at the Thursday Club in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego. It only made sense to drive away in a 1-800-GOT-JUNK? junk hauling truck!
Junk We Haul
- Appliances
- Assorted household or office junk
- Cardboard, Newsprint, Paper, Books
- Concrete, Bricks
- Carpet, Construction Waste, Glass, Plaster,Roofing
- Drywall
- Computer, Stereo, Game Console
- Fridge, Freezer, A/C Unit
- Sofa, Chairs, coffee tables
- Green Waste / Soil
- Mattress or box spring
- Metal
- Tires, Rims
- Lumber, Plywood, 2''x4''s
