Is it right that junk removal service charge?

Don't they have hazardous waste in most areas?

I'm not sure what the cost is, because I've never utilized a junk hauler. Sometimes though, if you ask around there are guys with trucks looking for some extra money that may do it cheaper. I guess it's a risk if you think they could injure themselves. But when I bought that house and we did the walk through before signing, I noted crap left in the shed. The agent said she "knew a guy" and she'd have him take it away. Which was done. He of course left the gate open. Hard to find good help.
 

In my town, if you leave something at the end of your driveway it's normally gone by the next day. There's always someone driving around looking for scrap metal or scrap anything.

As far as hazardous stuff, once a year we have a hazardous material day hosted by the city. You drive into the parking lot and they have signs to tell you which line to get into for different types of stuff. Very popular day!
 
I have some people that used to come and pick up my junk for free. An old non working TV, some other things.
This last time they charged me for a couple of the items, can't even remember what is was. $15.

It was worth it. They're always so nice to me, I didn't mind.
 

caroln said:
In my town, if you leave something at the end of your driveway it's normally gone by the next day. There's always someone driving around looking for scrap metal or scrap anything.

As far as hazardous stuff, once a year we have a hazardous material day hosted by the city. You drive into the parking lot and they have signs to tell you which line to get into for different types of stuff. Very popular day!
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I've done that too. An old dresser, or I put out bags of lemons and oranges from my trees.
They're gone in an instant.

It helps that I live on a busy street.
 
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dobielvr said:
I have some people that used to come and pick up my junk for free. An old non working TV, some other things.
This last time they charged me for a couple of the items, can't even remember what is was. $15.

It was worth it. They're always so nice to me, I didn't mind.
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I had Salvation Army come pick up a few pieces of furniture for free. I figured it would help someone in the community since I wasn't using them.
 
dobielvr said:
I've done that too. An old dresser, or I put out bags of lemons and oranges from my tree.
They're gone in an instant.

It helps that I live on a busy street.
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We do that, too. So much so that last summer when the riding lawnmower ran out of gas near the end of the driveway I had to go sit on it while hubs ran up to get more gas. He's now required to fill the gas can before he starts to mow!!
 
caroln said:
In my town, if you leave something at the end of your driveway it's normally gone by the next day. There's always someone driving around looking for scrap metal or scrap anything.
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Same here... plus there's a guy in the next town who picks up scrap metal and other things for free. Well, except for TVs... there's a charge for that. We were going to pay to have a few things hauled away last fall... a torn computer chair, old fake Christmas tree, etc. but I said we should put the things out with a "free" sign on them... every single item was gone within an hour. :giggle:
 
debodun said:
Thye charge you you take it away then they get money for it at the scrapyard, so they get paid twice for the same thing.
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Of course it's right. You are paying for a service. They have the expense of running the company, hiring the employees, buying and maintaining vehicles/dompsters, etc. used.

Nothing to nitpick about , if you want your junk removed, you pay the company for their service. I have paid in the past to have things I no longer wanted to be removed from my premises. What they do with it after removal is none of my business.

It would be ridiculous for a service like this to be free to the comsumer Deb, think about it..
 
debodun said:
I can't get rid of old paint. I tried giving it away on local freecycle type sites and put it out at my yard sale. Nobody even looked at it.

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Nobody wants your old dried out paint. It is hazardous waste and must be disposed of properly. You either pay to have it removed, or wait for a free hazardous waste service in your neighborhood to have a free waste drop off day, then you drive your junk paint in your car and get rid of it that way.
 
Knight said:
Deb ignore all the explanations & advice. What you need to do is get a truck, collect peoples junk for free then haul it to where you can dispose of that junk. It might take time to recover the expense of buying a truck, paying for the maintenance, fuel & insurance but so worth it to be a business owner.

Or understand that doesn't work & accept the fact that junk removal has a cost to it. The only way to avoid paying is to haul your junk yourself to someone willing to pay you for your junk.
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If I have an item that is in very good condition that I want to get rid of, I put it in my driveway with a FREE sign, it's usually gone that same day.

When I bought my Sleep Number bed, I had my old, but good condition king size mattress to get rid of, because there were no delivery people from a store involved with removal of the old mattress. I paid a removal service and they came into my home and carried it out. We set it up leaning on the wall near the front door for them.

When I had an old microwave, I paid a man to pick it up and take it. Old TVs, I pay the recycle charge, usually to a store like Best Buy.

I have no interest in what they do with my junk after they haul it away, I'm just thankful there are services that do so. People also rent a dumpster and load it up themselves and have it hauled away, I haven't done that yet, but may some day.
 
I also live alone. A few years ago I hired a junk removal company. I had them haul away one side of a 6ft. fence. Th neighbor paid for the fence replacement. While they were here, i had them tear out a deck and remove a very large fiberglass hot tub that was half way buried in the ground. The tub was very heavy and had to be sawed in half to move it. They also took other things that I needed removed. I was relieved have it all done for $1800.00. They worked hard, left the yard clean and made sure I was happy with the work before I paid. There are somethings that may be expensive when you own a home.
 
I don't remember why we wanted to get rid of our hot tub, just that giving it away for free didn't work out since it was so big. When it was delivered it took a crane to lift it over our house. One guy showed up then came back with several friends. They thought they could lift it & carry it to his pick up truck. Seems 3400 lbs. isn't easy to lift.

Sold the two 2 1/2 hp. electric motors that pumped the water to the multiple outlets. Put on a mask, used my reciprocal saw to cut it up into small pieces. Took about 3 weeks to get it all disposed of.

Only time we used a junk removal service it was free because the removal service advertised free removal. They were happy to haul away the 1500lbs. of weight equipment & fully functional sun screen tanning bed. Both belonged to our oldest son & he didn't want to store them anymore at our home. He tried to donate those but the charities didn't want the stuff.
 
Blessed said:
I also live alone. A few years ago I hired a junk removal company. I had them haul away one side of a 6ft. fence. Th neighbor paid for the fence replacement. While they were here, i had them tear out a deck and remove a very large fiberglass hot tub that was half way buried in the ground. The tub was very heavy and had to be sawed in half to move it. They also took other things that I needed removed. I was relieved have it all done for $1800.00. They worked hard, left the yard clean and made sure I was happy with the work before I paid. There are somethings that may be expensive when you own a home.
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That wasn't cheap but you are right, I'm sure it was a relief to get rid of that stuff. I'm glad to hear they did a good job.

Old dry fencing, if still solid, is sought after by people who make signs and shelves and birdhouses. Here is an Etsy shop I've looked at. Haven't ordered from them but I might some day. I think they use all repurposed. Also old wood can be donated to a Habitat for Humanity Restore.

TheBirdhouseOfOrange - Etsy
 
step father wanted to get rid of some scrap metal around the place to called the junk yard who said they paid for scrap metal and sent a large metal container which we stuffed near on full... step father was quite upset to learn when the junk yard called and told him how much the metal had sold for and how much rent was on the container.
 
A related issue here in California is most dump sites IMO require such high fees due to inflation and environmental processing necessities that large numbers of poor and inconsiderate just illegally dump items at night onto our urban streets that the rest of us are forced to pay for removing much more expensively.

Much of our state now looks like a trashed pig sty. Across the state, landfill fees average about $70 a ton but in our SFBA about $50 a cubic yard. Of course some items much more like mattresses or refrigerators. Will never be a way to enforce it and instead it is all we law abiding citizens that pay for it all. Much better would be for the government to supply far more public dumpsters and pay for trash services directly from societal government taxes.
 
KaidenLevine said:
The cost can vary depending on the volume of junk, the type of items, and the distance to the disposal site. However, choosing a professional removal team that offers fair and transparent pricing is essential.
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I'm not sure if it's the same everywhere or not, but where I live we have a number of what would be considered "not professional removal" people who will haul most things away and charge about a quarter of what the "professional removal team" would charge. Something to keep in mind.
 
In some areas (check with your local government), for old LATEX paint only - no oil based paints - you can take the lid off the can, mix in a good scoop of kitty litter, and let it dry thoroughly. It can then be disposed of as regular household waste.
 
Shop around for a scrap metal person that will collect your items and possibly even pay you. Where I live we have such outfits. I can leave scrap at the end on my driveway and a neighbor that collects scrap metal items will pick it up no charge. For a vehicle, several by us will tow it and pay me up to $180.

As for the non metal items, these will always require a fee to dispose, along with time and gas, so for general refuse, there will be a cost involved.
 

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