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Junk-it is Scotland’s original, most accredited and award winning house clearance company serving Glasgow, Edinburgh and Central Scotland.

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New guidance for disposing of WUDS and POPs

New guidance for disposing of WUDS and POPs

  How does the new guidance for disposing of WUDS and POPs affect our customers?   So, first and most obvious question, what are WUDS and POPs? WUDS stands for Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating (for example that old sofa bed in the spare room that you want to get rid of). During manufacture, upholstered seating […]

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Giving Tuesday at Junk-it

Giving Tuesday at Junk-it

If you’ve not heard of Giving Tuesday before, it’s a global day of giving which falls on the Tuesday after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Think of it as a sort of counter balance to the biggest weekend of consumerism of the year! Anyone can get involved on Giving Tuesday, and it’s not about money. […]

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Welcome to the Junk-it fleet Rum!

Welcome to the Junk-it fleet Rum!

This week Rum joined Harris, Iona, Uist, Bute, Jura and Mull on the Junk-it fleet. Our trucks are integral members of the Junk-it team so of course, they all have names! Our junk trucks are custom built on ISUZU chasis to our specifications and we get excited everytime we’re awaiting the arrival of a new […]

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Plant a tree with Junk-it Scotland

Plant a tree with Junk-it Scotland

What does a house clearance in Edinburgh have to do with Golden Eagles? Here at Junk-it we do more than just pick up junk. If you book a house clearance with us, not only do you get a professional house clearance service. We also donate or recycle the vast majority of the items we remove, and […]

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Out with the old: goodbye to 2022

Out with the old: goodbye to 2022

We’ve removed a lot of junk this year, giving customers back their valuable space! We helped local schools and community projects, carried out hotel and office […]

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Why you should call Junk-it instead of a white van man

Why you should call Junk-it instead of a white van man

It’s tempting to just call up ‘white van man’ when you want to get rid of your junk or waste material quickly, cheaply and with “no […]

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Spring Clearouts for Gardens, Garages, Lofts and Cellars

Spring Clearouts for Gardens, Garages, Lofts and Cellars

Spring is here and it’s time to reclaim your garden, cellar, spare room, loft and garage and get your space back! Many of us have had […]

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Calling All Landlords and Property Factors

Calling All Landlords and Property Factors

A common site for Landlords and Property Factors is the bin store or back court that’s been used as a fly-tip. Perhaps the tenants have used […]

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Benefits of Junk Removal Over Skip Hire

Benefits of Junk Removal Over Skip Hire

Benefits of Junk Removal over hiring a skip. There are fans of both options and what it comes down to is what works best for you. […]

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Fire and Flood Damaged Property

Fire and Flood Damaged Property

Over the summer we have unfortunately experienced a sharp spike in the number of fire and flood damaged properties we have been asked to go and […]

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What Constitutes Junk

What Constitutes Junk

Junk:  What constitutes junk? We are often asked by many of our customers to detail exactly what kind of items we collect and dispose of as […]

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Junk Removal is Important

Junk Removal is Important

Let’s face it: we’re a nation of hoarders at heart.  As we travel through life we accumulate “stuff.” Once we’ve settled into a place that stuff […]

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Office Clearance Guide

Office Clearance Guide

Office clearances constitute a large proportion of our work.  We carry out hundreds of office clearances each year across the country and as a result we’ve […]

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White Goods Disposal

White Goods Disposal

White Goods Disposal Our white goods collection and recycling service is available to take away most white goods, including microwaves, cookers, fridges, freezers, dish-washers and washing […]

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Has the weather caused you havoc?

Has the weather caused you havoc?

Unless you’ve been in hibernation for the last 24 hours you’ll no doubt be aware just how dire the recent spate of weather we’ve endured has […]

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Truckin Fantastic

Truckin Fantastic

At Junk-It we pride ourselves on our same day service and promise to show up within a pre agreed 2-hour time window, calling you 20 minutes […]

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Get Glamorous

Get Glamorous

You read the title; today we are talking about making Junk removal, rubbish collection, house clearance and recycling Glamorous! Well to be truthful the removal part […]

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Get rid of that spare tyre

Get rid of that spare tyre

Olympic fever has gripped us here at Junk-It HQ and we are in the mood for some gold standard rubbish removal. What makes us Gold standard […]

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House Clearance Service

House Clearance Service

House Clearance Service by the experts House Clearances don’t need to be stressful if they’re managed carefully. Whether clearing the home of a deceased relative or […]

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Kitchen Recycling and Disposal Service

Kitchen Recycling and Disposal Service

Getting a new Kitchen? Then you’ll need our Kitchen Recycling and Disposal Service. At Junk-It we work alongside many Kitchen and Bathroom installers across Scotland offering […]

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Man and Van

Man and Van

Looking for a Man and Van ? We’ll give you 2! If you’re looking for a Man and Van to assist you with the daunting task […]

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Rubbish Removal Service

Rubbish Removal Service

Rubbish Removal Service…..that’s far from Rubbish At Junk-It we pride ourselves on providing a Rubbish Removal Service……..well a (Great) Rubbish Removal Service if you know what […]

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Tidy House Tidy Mind

Tidy House Tidy Mind

Do you ever wish you were more organised? Feel like there’s just too much going on in your head that it becomes overwhelming and you just […]

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Skip Hire In Glasgow

Skip Hire In Glasgow

Looking for Skip Hire in Glasgow…..Look No Further If your looking for Skip Hire In Glasgow you probably have an unsightly pile of rubbish covering your […]

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Garage Clearance in Edinburgh

Garage Clearance in Edinburgh

Garage Clearance In Edinburgh By Junk-It With Junk-It completing a Garage Clearance in Edinburgh couldn’t be easier! Our fast and efficient Garage Clearance service will free […]

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Edinburgh House Clearance

Edinburgh House Clearance

Edinburgh House Clearance Specialists Edinburgh House Clearance by Junk-It,Scotland’s favourite house clearance specialists. Each year we carry out hundreds of Edinburgh House Clearances from Livingston to […]

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Rubbish Removal Made Easy

Rubbish Removal Made Easy

Rubbish Removal Made Easy Across Scotland Rubbish Removal and Waste Disposal are issues that we are asked to deal with on a daily basis. Whether you […]

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Garage Clearance in Glasgow and Edinburgh

Garage Clearance in Glasgow and Edinburgh

Garage Clearance in Glasgow and Edinburgh couldn’t be easier! Garage Clearance in Glasgow and Edinburgh, now, couldn’t be easier! Our fast and efficient Garage Clearance service […]

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Junk-It Saves the Whale!

Junk-It Saves the Whale!

Regular readers of this Blog are no doubt used to hearing us talk about our amazing green record of accomplishment! How we are Scotland’s leading licensed […]

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Does Size Really Matter?

Does Size Really Matter?

It’s a question that has been debated for centuries and FINALLY the team at Junk It HQ have found the answer! No not to THAT question […]

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Heavy Metal Lovers!

Heavy Metal Lovers!

I know what you are thinking what does heavy metal have to do with rubbish collection, House clearances or Junk removal in relation to Glasgow, Edinburgh […]

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Release the BBQ!

Release the BBQ!

Who doesn’t love a BBQ? However, how many have been lost under heaps of unused junk and rubbish in a forgotten garage? Given the, ahem, changeable […]

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Secure Document Disposal Now Available in Glasgow and Edinburgh

Secure Document Disposal Now Available in Glasgow and Edinburgh

At junk it we are experts in large scale office clearance. Our teams carry out everything from a single desk uplift to large scale jobs for […]

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TV Removal And Recycling

TV Removal And Recycling

TV Removal And Recycling by the experts! With the Jubilee, Euro 2012 and the Olympics on the TV a lot of people have been trading up […]

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Junk Removal In Edinburgh

Junk Removal In Edinburgh

Junk Removal In Edinburgh, and not a skip in sight! Let us set the scene: You have an office on Princes Street that is bursting at […]

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Free Up Your 3370 Cubic Feet

Free Up Your 3370 Cubic Feet

The cupboard under the stairs that’s bursting at the seams, the wardrobe that needs everything taken out when you want to find one item, the random […]

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We recycle more than our fill

We recycle more than our fill

Junk-it is our name and rubbish removal is our game. With depots in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen our specialist teams deal with everything from commercial to […]

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Help Us Support Marys Meals

Help Us Support Marys Meals

Through the months of July and August we have pledged our support to Marys Meals massively important Backpack Campaign. The Backpack Project appeals to schools, clubs, […]

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We Don’t Do It On The Fly

We Don’t Do It On The Fly

With over 1,168,270 people living in Glasgow and greater Glasgow area, you can only imagine the amount of waste, electrical goods and old household items- over […]

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Dundee and Perth House Clearance

Dundee and Perth House Clearance

Dundee and Perth House Clearances can be stress free if they’re managed carefully. Whether clearing the home of a deceased relative or preparing a house for […]

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Bearsden and Milngavie House Clearance

Bearsden and Milngavie House Clearance

House Clearance in Bearsden and Milngavie can be stress free if they’re managed carefully. Whether clearing the home of a deceased relative or preparing a house for […]

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House Clearance in Paisley

House Clearance in Paisley

House Clearance in Paisley House Clearance in Paisley can be stress free if they’re managed carefully. Whether clearing the home of a deceased relative or preparing […]

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Why its important to use a reputable company to clear your rubbish

Why its important to use a reputable company to clear your rubbish

The figures released yesterday stating that we avoided the dreaded ‘triple dip’ recession will, with any luck see property sales, lettings and renovations likely to start […]

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Why People Hoard

Why People Hoard

The results of a survey released in February suggest that the saying ‘tidy house, tidy mind’ could be true, with the majority of respondents in the […]

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It isn’t easy being fluorescent!

It isn’t easy being fluorescent!

Being fluorescent may sound exciting- you get to be dazzling and bright, used in nearly every home, office around the world in the form of light […]

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As Easy As 1,2,3……and 4

As Easy As 1,2,3……and 4

It really is that simple; in just four easy steps, Junk It can give you a quote, arrange a collection time, send our team in and […]

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