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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 250,000 tonnes! That is a lot of rubbish collection and junk removal to take care of and it is crucial it is disposed of properly.

Fly tipping is a growing problem in Scotland defacing our towns and countryside, with many fly tipping to avoid paying disposal costs etc. This is not a victimless crime; we estimate that it costs council taxpayers more than 11 million pounds every year to clear up dumping from council land.

It is also important to realise that farmers and other land managers have to meet the cost of clearing rubbish dumped on their land and this is costing them around 1,000 pounds each every year. Research from Keep Scotland Tidy shows that while 24% of fly tipping came from shops, offices and builders, some 73% of dumped junk came directly from households, much of which was dumped by cowboy operators. So rather than taking the risk of being caught fly tipping and fined 40,000 pounds, its well worth going through the proper channels.

At Junk-It Scotland, we offer a completely transparent costing structure; including all transfer station fees and dispose of the items we collect in an as environmentally friendly manner as possible. We have a Scottish Green award, a National Recycling Award, and an 82% recycling rate to prove it! So call us today, no flies on us!

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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

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