Recycling

One way to reduce waste is to avoid its creation. Reused products cut demand for new products and reduce demand for raw materials. Less demand for raw materials means a reduction in pollution. Reused furniture will save trees and the energy used in producing new furniture. Additionally, it saves on logistics and transportation from the production facility to the market. In the long term, it saves money and allows products to achieve their full lifespan.

Our eco-friendly junk handling practices at Junk King are among the best, adhering to the regulations of the Canadian environmental and climate change agency. The Canadian government recommends reduction, reuse, and recycling as ways of managing junk and reducing waste in landfills.

Further, Junk King’s North American operations are fully green as we use biofuel in our vehicles and trucks, thus minimizing greenhouse gas emissions. Biofuels produced in North America emit fewer greenhouse gases than petroleum fuels. At Junk King, we take pride in having the most eco-friendly operations, from transit to pickup to distribution.

Junk King donates reusable junk to charity. A donation is an act of compassion. Donations make sure we have less waste in the environment.

Unwanted appliances, clothes, books, unneeded furniture, and tools etc., are essential items to the less fortunate. Local churches, schools, community centers, and nonprofit organizations greatly benefit from these items. Goods that would otherwise have ended up in the landfills instead end up as another person’s treasure. You also enjoy a tax benefit for every donation made to charity by Junk King.

Canadian landfill capacity dwindles with time, and it's harder to access new sites. About 25% of the methane gas emitted in Canada comes from landfills. Junk King's philosophy of recycling is fundamental to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

Recycling has three steps: collecting, processing, and manufacturing new products. Collection and processing trash involves sorting, cleaning, and processing into materials. Junk King sorts out junk material into various categories like metal, e-waste, paper, textiles, furniture, and appliances.

Recycled materials are just as useful as raw materials. They can be used to manufacture items such as car bumpers, paper towels, newspapers, steel cans, laundry detergent bottles, and containers made of plastic, aluminum, or glass.