How to ensure toxic waste disposal is done safely
Decluttering? Beware of toxic products. Here's what to do with things like paints, cleaners, oils, pool chemicals, batteries, and pesticides.
When going through your unwanted items it is extremely important to properly dispose of hazardous materials, as many toxic items can be harmful to humans and the environment.
Follow our top tips for safe and efficient hazardous material disposal
1. Identify hazardous materials
Oftentimes people don’t even realize when a product is toxic. Never pour anything you suspect could be toxic down the drain. Assume your item needs special disposal care if it has a toxic symbol, is ignitable, or is corrosive. Common items include: paint, cleaners, oils, pool chemicals, batteries, and pesticides.
2. Make a list
Walk through your home prior to spring cleaning day and jot down items that will need special handling and disposal.
3. Contact your local government office
Every community is different, but the local government is always the contact for waste disposal services, so start here. You will learn if there is a special pick-up service for hazardous waste and you can ask for local contacts to dispose of items that the city does not take care of.
4. Work with a local junk hauler
When you're getting rid of junk in general with a hauler, we can help advise you on what to do with your hazardous materials.
Feel good about your environmental practices knowing you have properly disposed of hazardous material!
Frequently asked questions
We price based on how much space your items take up in the back of our truck, broken down into ⅛, ¼, ½, ¾ of a truckload, all the way up to a full truckload. Our trucks hold the equivalent of seven pickup trucks.
Our prices vary based on location and there is a minimum charge for our teams to remove your items, which is different in each location, based on a number of factors, including local disposal and recycling fees.
We offer single item pricing for certain items such as mattresses or TVs, sometimes this will be less than our minimum charge.
For materials that have a heavy cubic weight like dirt, concrete, and gravel, pricing is based on the total volume that the material takes up in the truck, up to a maximum of one foot in height for a full truck.
Watch us load up a truck to see how our standard pricing works!
If you need service weekly, monthly, or quarterly, we offer bulk pricing discounts. This gives you better value compared to common alternatives, such as dumpsters or less professional junk removal services.
Interested? Call our business account team at 1-888-475-3461 to discuss your needs as well as pricing options.
On the day of your appointment with us, our friendly, uniformed truck team members will give you a call or text 25-30 mins before we arrive to let you know we’re on our way.
Whether your business has a single location or multiple locations, we can create a custom junk removal solution that works for you. We can coordinate pickups at multiple locations at a local, regional, and national level. Rather than work with dozens of regional or local companies, let 1-800-GOT-JUNK? handle the jobs across all your locations.
Absolutely! We take large items all the time. As long as it can be lifted and loaded into the truck by two people, we'll be happy to take it away for you!
We work with all types of businesses and can handle any type of job - cleanouts, bulk item removal, general junk removal and even specific items like cardboard or pallets. We can take pretty much anything as long as it's not toxic or hazardous. We can remove your items from wherever they’re located, whether it’s your office, store, site or anywhere else—all you have to do is point!
Yes, we're fully licensed, bonded and insured! We have insurance covering damages to both persons and property for every single booking.
While we don't quite service the entire map, we cover almost every greater metropolitan area across the US, Canada, and Australia. To see if we’re in your neighborhood, you can start a booking by entering your zip code here.
Our customer service center is open 24/7, so we’re here whenever you need us! While operating hours may vary in our franchise locations, we offer same-day and off-hours service, including weekends.
