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I sublet my apartment to a hoarder!
I wish this blog entry post wasn’t so personal.
I subletted my apartment for two months and recently found out that my subletter is a hoarder. I see my current predicament as an opportunity to share the horror, in hopes to protect you, my fair reader, from a disastrous renter.
Inside a Landfill – Part 1
Courtesy of Issues for a Changing World
While this junk removal company has ambitious goals to divert waste from the landfill, let’s face it, some stuff still ends up in the landfill. With a system-wide average of more than 60% diversion, how is the true waste that cannot be recycled or donated to charity, treated? Like most environmentally-sensitive systems of this magnitude, modern landfills are a complex and costly operation.
The House That Junk Built
The witch from Hansel and Gretel built her house out of gingerbread. The old woman of lore built her house out of a giant shoe. Fairy tales suggest anything is possible when it comes to story book house construction, so it’s somewhat surprising that we’ve only recently decided to use refurbished and recycled materials on a large scale in real life.
Junk Jordans
Courtesy of www.directorblue.blogspot.com
The news of Nike’s Air Jordan 11 Concords inducing riots got me thinking about all the “exclusive” shoes that eventually end up as junk.
Three common home storage issues I bet you’re thinking about…RIGHT NOW!
Photo/product courtesy of bradensgrace on Etsy
At 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, we’re passionate about using our experience to help you get organized and live a simpler life. We understand that not everything you have is junk (although we love it!) and that keeping a tidy house is just as important as keeping a simple house.
Here are three common storage issues, and I bet you’re thinking about at least one of them right now—do any of these scenarios sound familiar?
Ten indications that it’s time to purge your closet
Does this look familiar? (www.closet-coach.com)
A closet can be perfectly organized, but if you have fifty pairs of perfectly organized shoes that you don’t wear on a regular basis, it’s time to consider letting some of them go. I recently moved to the city from the suburbs, and managed to get rid of a lot of unnecessary items I couldn’t believe I was holding on to. This post was inspired by my experience!
8 days of Junkukkah
The local thrift store is an important part of helping 1-800-GOT-JUNK? divert reusables from the landfill. The world’s largest junk removal service is also one of the biggest contributors to not-for-profit second-hand stores. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? does everything it can to find a good home for junk that could have a second life.
I love a good thrift shop! I definitely have my local favourites. No, I’m not revealing my secret spots, but I will let you know what common thrift store finds can help brighten up your gift list. A gift for everyday of Junkukkah!
1-800-”NOT”-JUNK?: The world’s biggest game of lost and found
Courtesy of NewsDay.com
In the junk removal business, most of what we pick up is often just junk. However, there are valuable exceptions to this. In our 22 years of being in business, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has encountered some fantastic lost and found stories on the job that employees will recount to their grandchildren years from now.
The Belbins and ‘The Psychology of Stuff’
Two and a half months ago Grant and Alison Belbin, our Franchise Partners in Nanaimo, British Columbia, and their 3 adorable kids signed up for Canadian Geographic’s Energy Diet Challenge. They agreed to drastically cut their household energy consumption while competing against 5 other Canadian families. Read all about The Belbin’s quest to trim their ‘waste’ line, here. If you’re inspired, don’t forget to vote for them!
When Alison is not hauling junk, balancing her franchise’s books or mothering her 3 kids, she is blogging about the energy diet challenge. She has definitely earned her spot as this week’s guest blogger. Enjoy! Read more…
Helping a Hoarder in Quebec
It’s taken them months to get going on this clean-up, but for 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Monteregie Metro Franchise Partner Gilles Dube and his crew, it’s been worth it. And for one lucky homeowner from Longeuil, Quebec, who started out thinking she wasn’t a hoarder, it’s been an en”light”ening experience. View this amazing story at the link below.
Special Feature: Hoarding Part 2 Buried in Trouble
