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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 household junk removal, waste disposal and house clearances. That is the bit everyone knows about BUT how do we manage to keep so little of your junk from ending up in a land fill and why?

Once back at our depots it is time for sorting and then redistributed to local charities, recycled, or sent to landfill as appropriate. We aim to recycle 82% of all material and reuse as much as possible. We manage this by Partnering with a number of worthwhile organisations such as Furniture Initiatives, donating items such as books, cardboard, clothing, records/CD’s whenever possible.

Recycling all timber which goes to produce animal bedding, Recycling old tyres for equestrian bedding Recycling Biomass (MDF, Chipboard and plywood), Recycling all metal, donating any useable bicycles to local charity, recycling all Electrical Equipment and all inert waste such as soil, rubble, concrete and brick.

In Scotland, we have 72 active landfill sites, with the capacity to hold 77,970,566 tonnes of waste! Their purpose is for waste that cannot be recycled or breaks down slowly. If we filled Landfills with all our waste they would be packed, air wouldn’t circulate, items wouldn’t break down and decompose over time and our numbers of sights would keep on rising! That is why we are committed to diverting as much waste away from landfill as possible. If you want your junk to be disposed of correctly then give us a call now!

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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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