Trash Contributes to Myriad Negative Affects We’ve all heard or seen the public service announcements urging us to dispose of trash or garbage correctly and responsibly. Despite those PSAs it’s all to common to see discarded trash on a sidewalk only a few feet away from a garbage can. It seems some of us can’t be bothered to take the extra seconds and steps and throw our trash away properly. Government agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) routinely stress the need to keep the environment clean and in the case of government regulations, enforce those strictures. Aside from that the EPA publishes material on its website that explains the effects of trash in many areas. Notably, improperly disposed of trash has a deleterious affect on aquatic environments like rivers and oceans. Indeed, rivers run into oceans so if an article doesn’t end up in or at the bottom of a river, odds are it will eventually make its way to an ocean. From the EPA website: Habitat alteration is caused by trash and debris in rivers and oceanic convergence (accumulation) zones, on beaches, and submerged benthic (at and near the bottom of rivers and oceans) habitats. As debris accumulates, habitat structure may be modified, light levels may be reduced in underlying waters, and oxygen levels may be depleted. These changes can undermine the ability of open water and benthic habitats to support aquatic life. Visual Pollution and Unintended Consequences The British organization Unisan writes on their website about the affects of visual pollution. As they point out litter (incorrectly disposed of garbage) quite simply looks bad. It makes an area less desirable for living, working, playing or hiking. It also may attract animals, some of which may either carry disease or be dangerous to humans. Junk disposed of in some arbitrary area can also collect germs which in turn can sicken animals exposed to them and potentially humans. One more unintended consequence of litter is an increase in crime. IF you recall when Rudy Giuliani was mayor of New York City, he implemented what came to be known as “broken window policing.” The theory behind it was that an area which had a lot of broken, unfixed windows meant that either no one was around that area to fix them or that those there didn’t care. In either case it was a green light for criminals to occupy the area knowing that they were relatively safe in those areas. The same is true for areas with an excess of trash or litter on the ground. Discarded mattresses or furniture that linger are also a signal to those who commit crimes that the area is a possible haven for them. While Municipalities work on reduction of waste materials, larger, big-ticket items like washing machines or freezers don’t get addressed by civic drives to reduce pollution or litter because they are bulky items. If more residents of local communities (such as Los Angeles and its San Fernando Valley) understood the connection between disposing of junk improperly and crime they might decide its better to hire a junk removal service rather than the clandestine alternative. Unfortunately it may take an increase in crime and someone’s personal experience with it to get them to change their mind.

Recycling of Junk is Big Business According to an article on Bloomberg.com recycling in all its forms is a booming business. On an individual level we may all do our part by tossing those plastic bottles or aluminum soda cans into the “blue bin” which does have a beneficial effect overall, but there is a market for larger items that are not as easily disposed of. In Bloomberg’s article the author writes about how, despite the myriad business closures of 2020 due to the coronavirus, recycling has continued to grow in the United States. In part this is due to the worldwide demand for recyclable materials and the U.S. exports tons of these (e.g., scrap paper, plastic, etc.) to other countries. It’s usually cheaper to reuse these materials than to create products from scratch, hence the constant demand. A related article on the website RTS.com paints a somewhat contradictory picture. One salient fact in the article is the statistic that 66% of Americans say they would NOT recycle something if it were inconvenient. There is something to be said for the fact that in some cases it’s not merely inconvenient but almost impossible for the average American to recycle every item he or she needs to dispose of. Take, for example, old appliances. A microwave oven might fit in the back of an SUV or even in the trunk or back seat of a sedan. The same can’t be said of an old refrigerator or oven. Even with vehicles large enough to transport them, the frustration about what to do with such items often results in those same items ending up on a roadside in the middle of the night as part of some clandestine operation with friends who offer their misguided help. Things disposed of in this way don’t do anyone any good, end up as a blight on the landscape and do not contribute to the global need for recyclable items. Aluminum Recycling Data While resilient and easily recycled, aluminum otherwise takes up to 5 centuries to break down. Over 380 million tons of aluminum waste was produced in 2017 Aluminum that is recycled each year is over 600 million tons Three quarters of all aluminum EVER PRODUCED is still being used. A massive 105,000 soda cans PER MINUTE are recycled in the United States. With that said, the appetite around the world for recyclable materials remains strong and for those who need junk removal services, hiring local firms that also recycle is a good choice. For example, at Bumblebee Junk we’ll go through each and every truckload of your discarded items to take out anything that can be recycled. Electronics may contain several non-ferrous metals that are in demand but which would be almost impossible for the average person to extract. Still, a junk hauling company like ours which partners with local recyclers can do it. It’s one extra way we maximize our bottom line (and which you don’t have to worry about) while also assuring  you that you’re not only getting rid of junk from your home but that that same junk is not ending up in a landfill (at least as little as possible). In 2021 we foresee the recycling industry and demand for material growing even more than in 2020. For those to whom eco-friendliness is a concern, letting specialized junk companies handle the tough aspects is an easy choice.

Furniture Removal in Burbank and Environs Mattress pick up is something everyone needs at some point in their lives. Honestly, you’ll probably need this service several times in your life. Being located adjacent to Burbank we often have the opportunity to drive through that city on one of our scheduled junk removal runs. We’re using Burbank, CA as the example here but the experience could apply to any city in the country.  You no doubt have seen similar images in your neck of the woods: a lonely mattress by itself of with its box spring, propped up against a wall or fence or tossed from the back of a vehicle into some deserted lot and left to rot. We see it too. It’s an eyesore, among other things. If not discarded on a roadside then some do the next best thing and take their mattress to a landfill. Statistically, 50,000 mattresses end up in landfills. EACH DAY! You can see how something so big and bulky will fill up our landfills more quickly than if they weren’t dumped there.  The longer the time before a landfill reaches its maximum capacity, the better. So any steps you (or we) can take to avoid discarding mattresses haphazardly is going to help immensely. It’s such a problem that states like California have implemented mattress recycling programs. There has even been laws passed in the state such as the  California Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act to try to curb illegal dumping of mattresses. While that’s a good step, people with mattresses (e.g., in Burbank, CA) need a reliable method to dispose of their mattresses in instances where they don’t have a vehicle to transport them. That’s where a mattress removal company like BumbleBee Junk comes in. Old, obsolete mattresses fall into the junk category and if there’s one thing we’re good at it’s junk hauling.  No matter what the size is, queen, king, cal king or anything else our junk removers and our vehicles can handle it. Mattresses contain a lot of recyclable material and while it may be inconvenient for you to find a recycling facility or to take the mattress there, we work with local Burbank-area recyclers so you can rest assured that old mattress isn’t going to be cluttering up a local landfill like the Burbank Landfill on Bel Aire Drive. We’ve always been committed to making use of as much of the junk we remove as possible. It’s good for the environment and for us. All the same goes for any other furniture removal you may need. If it’s a stove and not a mattress, we’ll make short work of it too. So, if you have an old mattress that needs to be gotten rid of, please don’t toss it on the roadside. Give BumbleBee Junk a call and let us pick it up and haul it away. Call today for a free quote! 844-647-2727.

Preparing Properties to Sell for Higher Prices One thing in L.A. seems to be constant and that’s the real estate market. In recent years it’s gone in one direction: up. Los Angeles real estate the seen an increase greater than the national average in recent years. We in Southern California are fortunate that, if we own a home, this value is increased more than 7% per year compared to the average of around 4% per year for other parts of the country. What does this have to do with junk hauling? Well, even though houses in the greater Los Angeles area are going to fetch prices higher than those in neighboring states, clean, junk free  property is going to sell I house faster and for more money then one which is cluttered junk, trash or anything else the previous owners never got rid of. This is especially important in the case of hoarders. A clean property is much more attractive. And just think about it, if you were a prospective buyer would you want to buy a property knowing that burden of cleaning it up would fall on you? In most cases the answer is no. And, if The answer is yes it probably means a reduction in price to compensate the new owner for the time and trouble we’ll take him or her to clean up the property themselves. That’s why real estate agents and property management companies as well as individual homeowners continue to call junk hauling companies like Bumblebee Junk to come in in clear of the property before taking any pictures or putting any listings online. Savvy Realtors often take beautiful, professional photographs to entice buyers and they know that house free of junk is going to look much better more attractive to buyers in the alternative. If you’re a homeowner or real estate agent with The house in the Los Angeles area that needs to be cleaned out prior to sale, call in the professional junk hauling team Bumblebee Junk. We are the first step in selling your home for top dollar. Call us today at 818–771–0510.

A “Haul or Nothing” Story Junk pick up companies in Los Angeles seem to be just about everywhere. And why not? Junk often overtakes our homes, offices and our lives. When it does that’s when you need a service like ours to “de-junkify” your life. If junk hauling companies like ours are so prevalent, why choose us over the other guys? Well, it all began about 6 years ago… (cue dream sequence). There is, as you can well imagine, a very large market in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley for junk removal. Multiply the number of inhabitants by the number of years they live here as well as the number of things they buy or acquire year after year. You soon see how the junk piles up. Thus, the junk removal business came into being since, after all, no one can really live with all that accumulated junk forever. And, about 6 years ago, we entered the junk removal industry. One Junk Pick Up When talking about junk pick up we refer to both the act of removing junk and our original vehicle. Yes, when we began hauling junk we had only one vehicle and we did our darndest to do the best junk removal job we could. We were (and are) competing every day for L.A.’s junk removal dollars with other firms—some with big names and bigger advertising budgets—so we had to differentiate ourselves from those other companies? How? In one way we made our junk removal prices as competitive as possible. We still do. We don’t want you hiring another company and we’ll beat any recent price quote by our competitors. The other way is through customer service. We know you have a plethora of choices when it comes to junk hauling options so we try our very best to be the friendliest, most helpful junk removal company in all of Los Angeles. We think we do a good job at it, too since our word-of-mouth referrals and positive feedback have allowed us to grow and service even more of Southern California. Remember that single junk pickup? Well, because we’ve been able to expand over the last few years we now have a fleet of vehicles and can handle even more junk. Good customer service is beneficial to any company. You can read the statistics on what good customer service means to the bottom line of a business. That’s well and good, but treating people with courtesy and going the extra mile isn’t just about making money. It’s also the right thing to do. We know when you pick up the phone or go online to hire a company, you want a great experience. And just because we’re all about “junk” doesn’t mean customer service doesn’t apply. It does! We want to be your junk pick up service. We also want to be your friend’s, family’s, coworker’s and any other person-you-know’s junk pickup service. That’s the reason behind our growth as a business and how we conquered the Los Angeles junk removal market. Call us today and experience the Bumblebee Junk difference. And tell your friends! 844-647-2727.

Don’t Pay to Store Junk, Remove It! Storage units have their place. Sometimes you need some extra space. We know of many people who rent storage units to store old (that is, “classic”) automobiles. If a car is worth a cool fortune and you don’t have room or don’t want to keep it on your property then the cost of storage makes sense. For the vast majority of us, however, storage units become an elephants’ graveyard of junk. We put things in our storage units that we think we need or will come back to retrieve at some later date but we’ll bet you 99.9% of people never do. It’s an “out of sight, out of mind” situation. Depending on the size of the unit you’re renting you’re probably paying at least $100 per month. Got a larger unit? You’re probably paying much more than that. We think you could put that hundred (or more) to better use (say, leasing a car, going out to dinner, paying your rent, etc.) by getting rid of your storage unit and all the junk inside it. If the peace of mind you get from divesting yourself of decades of junk isn’t enough, perhaps the thought of all that extra cash in your pocket each month will be. Doing a storage unit clean out can be an all-day job if you try to do it yourself. Larger units definitely need more time, but even a small unit can ruin a large chunk of the day, especially if you don’t have a vehicle large enough to handle all that junk in one go. Plus, that junk has to go somewhere. Back into your home? No! Remember why you rented that unit in the first place: to get that junk out of your house. Finding a place to dump that junk is also a hassle. But it doesn’t have to be. Call The L.A. Junk Removal Pros One call to Bumblebee Junk means your storage unit can be cleaned out, completely in record time. We’re not just one guy or you and a friend you’ve induced to give you a hand, we’re a team of junk removing specialists who can make quick work of your junk. And we’re not trying to stuff as much obsolete stuff into a hatchback or even an SUV. No, we come prepared with a junk hauling truck that will handle whatever you have in your storage unit. You pay a low junk removal price and our team of pros will clean out your storage unit faster than you thought possible.  Once we’re done you will be saving all that money you were spending on storage every month. And we’ll handle disposal. You don’t have to give it a second thought. AND you won’t have to pay the local landfill for the privilege of dumping your discards. We can’t think a better proposition. The only thing we ask (other than hiring Los Angeles’ best junk removal company—Bumblebee Junk, of course) is that when you do use that money you saved for a celebratory dinner you perhaps raise a glass to toast the junk removal professionals responsible in part for your celebration! Call today! 844-647-2727

We Put the Clean in Clean Sweep Need junk removal? Need it now? Well, don’t wait. When junk is making your life difficult it’s time to schedule a junk pickup and the junk hauling company more people in the San Fernando Valley trust is Bumblebee Junk. Maybe it’s your first time hiring a junk removal service. If so, don’t worry, it’s simple! Plus we’re glad to help you every step of the way. As we say on our junk removal website there are three steps to junk removal. See? It’s really very simple. And once we’re done you will be treated to the famous Bumblebee Junk clean sweep! Cleaning Up the San Fernando Valley One Home at a Time The other consideration is where to find your junk removal specialists. We like to think that we’re close to EVERYWHERE which really is true. Whether you’re in Burbank or Glendale, or in other parts of the San Fernando Valley such as Studio City, North Hollywood, Van Nuys, Encino or Reseda, we’re as close as your phone. Once you take step #1 (call or email us) we’ll be out there to meet you and calculate how much junk you have.  It doesn’t really matter where you are because we’ll be on the spot no matter where you live or work. As we’ve said in previous junk removal blogs, it really comes down to cost and customer service. If we beat our competitors’ recent quotes then all that matters is how well you’re treated by your junk hauling company. We think you’ll love the Bumblebee Junk difference. Plus you know you’re not going to get stung! If junk is bogging you down, it’s time to make that call and get Bumblebee Junk Removers on your side. It’s as easy as 1-2-3! Call us today! 844-647-2727.

Burbank, Glendale Neighbors Swear By Bumblebee Junk           Property cleanup is one of the services we provide here at Bumblebee Junk. Because we’re located to close to Burbank and Glendale, CA it stands to reason that a lot of our Burbank neighbors call on us when things get out of hand, junk wise. Hey, we know how it is (because we often do the same things ourselves). You start living in a home which is empty when you first move in. Over time you (and all of us) start collecting “things.” Pretty soon, before you know it, those things are taking up all your garage or yard space. At some point you need to tell yourself enough is enough and call the property cleanup professionals to reclaim that lost space. Glendale residents, we’re just a phone call away. Whether you live above Glenoaks, on or near Glendale’s portion of the Verdugo mountains or south near Chevy Chase or Adams, we can help you win back lost territory. That is, your garage! Burbank residents, do you live near the Los Angeles Equestrian Center and need more horse space? Or do you live near Bell Jeff on Olive or near the Empire Center. We’ve got you covered too and will open up spaces you probably forgot about. Estate Clean Ups and Realtors’ Best Friends We’re talking property cleanups and it’s a necessity to make you home as welcoming as possible. In some cases you’ll be welcoming your car back into your garage! We’re located in Sun Valley, CA which is just a hop, skip and a jump from our Burbank and Glendale neighbors so it just makes sense to hire the junk removal company close by: Bumblebee Junk. We can handle un-cluttering your garage, home or yard or in the case of estates, cleaning out anything that you don’t want sold in an estate sale. Moving? You’ll want your property to look as inviting as possible and we’re the property cleanout specialists that will get your home market ready. Our team of trained junk hauling professionals takes your junk very seriously. If it’s junk and taking up valuable space, once we get our mitts on it, it’s gone! Our seasoned junk removal specialists will take the time to make sure that space is clean and tidy before we leave. Take a look at our before and after photos on our website to see what we mean. We service all of greater Los Angeles, which means anywhere in the San Fernando Valley, Hollywood or West L.A. and as far as Thousand Oaks or Simi Valley, but our next door neighbors in Glendale or Burbank, North Hollywood and Van Nuys have a special place in our junk removing hearts! If you’re a Burbank or Glendale resident and you need a property clean out ASAP, call Bumblebee Junk right now! We want to keep Glendale and Burbank junk free. 844-647-2727.

Junk Hauling In the Heart of the San Fernando Valley Junk removal in cities like Burbank is often a decision based on proximity. Burbank residents (like people anywhere in the San Fernando Valley) are going to search for a junk removal firm near them. Maybe there’s a certain sense of loyalty we all have to the locales we live in or maybe it’s perceived convenience (if you live in Burbank you probably subconsciously think calling a Burbank junk removal company is going to be quicker). It’s not exactly true, but we like to think that way. The fact is, hiring a junk removal service like us—Bumblebee Junk—means wherever you are, Burbank, Glendale, Van Nuys or even Simi Valley, when you make that appointment we’ll be there at the time we say. It doesn’t matter what your location is. It just so happens that Burbank residents need not worry anyway since we’re practically a Burbank company. We’re located just north of you in Sun Valley and depending on where you are we’re closer to some parts of Burbank than you are! If you’re dead set on doing business with a local firm, that’s us. From our Tuxford Street location we’re only a few minutes from Hollywood Way, the Burbank Airport or landmarks like Porto’s on Magnolia. Since Interstate 5 runs right through Burbank we can hop on the 5 and be at your door in a few minutes. From Downtown Burbank to Alameda or to points north we’ve got it covered. However… like we said, it really doesn’t matter where you are. So the choice of which junk hauling company you want to deal with comes down to two main considerations: price and service. Bumblebee Junk is well known as the low-cost junk removal pros since we’ll beat any recent competitor’s quote. That leaves customer service. We think you will find our service exceptional. We treat our customers like royalty. Want junk removed? Yeah, we do that. But we also go the extra mile to make sure that space is tidied up before we leave. Who does that? Bumblebee Junk, that’s who. Check out some of the before and after photos on our website to see what we mean. Garage bulging with junk so much that you can’t park your car in it? We’ll remove that junk and let you drive into a clean and spotless garage. Has your backyard become more of a junkyard? Let us at it and watch your junkyard return to a clutter-free playground for your kids. Look, we know how it is. Life in Southern California (actually anywhere) means the accumulation of stuff. That stuff has to go somewhere and it’s usually easiest to just add it to some already existing pile. We’re hesitant to get rid of some things and it’s easier to put it somewhere on our properties and telling ourselves, “we’ll get to that soon.” It’s a good intention but somehow we keep putting it off as well as adding more stuff to the pile. Pretty soon we wonder where all that space went. When you make the decision to reclaim that space, that’s the time to call Bumblebee Junk. We know what life is like and we also know that when you finally call a junk removal company you want that space back and in pristine condition once that junk haulers leave. That’s what we do. Our business in Burbank, Los Angeles and the whole San Fernando Valley depends on the great reviews we get from our customers. If we don’t do a great job, word gets around. It’s through excellent customer service that we have been able to expand. Try us! We know you won’t be disappointed. Call us today at 844-647-3737. Make your junk a thing of the past!