Recycling

Home and business owners are increasingly keen to recycle as much as possible in order to minimise damage to the enivronment and make more efficient use of unwanted items.

Currently we divert over 90% of everything we uplift from landfill.

How we do it

Whenever we carry out a clearance of a house, garden, office or any other domestic, commercial or industrial property we always sort the items into categories suitable for various purposes.

For example:

Recyclables, for distribution to specialised recycling centres
Metal
Plastic
Paper and cardboard
Mattresses
Electricals (WEEE)
Wood and timber products
Items suitable for reuse, for donation to charities.
Items not suitable for reuse or recycling, for resource recovery (waste to energy).

Items that can be reused

Junk-it has strong partnerships with local charities and other local community based organisations which enables us to redistribute items of potential value to people who can benefit.

CLOTHES

TIMBER

FURNITURE

METALS

PAPER

TOYS

What happens to my good junk ?

We donate the reusable items that we collect to various charitable organisations. For example, well known organisations such as the British Heart Foundation and Oxfam benefit from donations of books, DVDs, clothing and bric-a-brac. Local charities such as Refuweegee and Starter Packs often accept kitchenware, small furniture items, clothes and other household items.

Useable furniture is also donated to the Glasgow and Edinburgh furniture initiatives that assist low income families to furnish their homes.

Diverting from landfill and minimising pollution

What we’re doing to help:

We only purchase new low emission vehicles.
We only use transfer stations with particularly high onsite recycling and resource recovery rates.
We use specialised recycling centres for things like mattresses, fridges, wood, metal and cardboard.
We donate as many useable items as we possibly can.
Our offices are as paper free as possible and have been kitted out with recycled items from our office clearances.
For every truck we fill, we plant a tree in the Junk-it grove in the Scottish Highlands in partnership with Trees for Life.
We are registered with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

Reviews

Jordan and Tony did a fantastic job clearing my late mother's garage, they even broke down and removed some old wooden shelving that my grandfather put up in the 90s! Very professional service, courteous and helpful. I've used this service three times now, and would highly recommend it to anyone 👍

Sam M

2023-05-05

Excellent work by Tony and Jordan very pleasant and hard working

Anthony Sloey

2023-05-03

3rd or 4th time using Junk-It. Always quick, helpful and a decent price.

Hanover Healthfoods

2023-04-28

Would highly recommend. Two very polite young lads arrived, showed what needed uplifted. They were very thorough. End result better than expected. Will definitely be using again.

helen whyte

2023-04-25

Used Junk It Edinburgh for removal of a greenhouse. Very impressed by the efficient and pleasant workforce who turned up early and completed the job in record time and left everything near and tidy. Would definitely recommend this company.

Alan Davie

2023-04-24

Tony and Jordan from Junk It were invaluable during a recent house and garage clearance. What would have taken me weeks took them a couple of hours! They were professional, polite, and down-to-earth hard workers. I would highly recommend Junk It to anyone.

Sheena Burnside

2023-04-22

Very professional and friendly approach from Dominic and his colleague. Excellent service, communication and very hard working. Will definitely use there services again in the future.

Verity Coubrough-Casey

2023-04-20

We had some items collected a few weeks ago - Junk It were straightforward, efficient, and helpful and did exactly what they said they would. I plan to use them again!

Louise Hopkins

2023-04-19

Excellent, friendly service with Dom and Connor H, arrived on time and were very fast and explained the whole process and cost structure. Highly recommend them and Junk -It Glasgow

Angie Gray Creative

2023-04-19

Big thanks to Don, Steven and Connor H who took away all my junk from a shed clear out.

Georgina Sheward

2023-03-28

Accreditations

We have the following accreditations to ensure that you get a credible and trustworthy supplier offering you total peace of mind, knowing that we can conduct your clearance in a safe and professional manner.