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Bay Area Green Junk Removal

Published on March 26, 2010 in Bay Area, Green Junk Removal and junk removal. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Making the commitment to be eco-friendly throughout your life can depend on the ‘green outlook’ of everyone around you. Junk King was formed in the Bay Area, so it’s second nature for us to try to help the environment around us by preventing junk from ending up in landfills.

Those who live in the Bay Area know that the culture and law facilitates an eco-friendly way of life.  For example, buying a fuel efficient vehicle allows Bay Area drivers to skip expensive bridge tolls. For those who want to forgoe driving altogether,  the Bay Area public transit system (Muni, Bart, CalTran) is extremely efficient and far reaching.

The city of San Francisco also recently launched a very agresssive recycling program to completely stop the use of landfills by 2020. This new legislation mandates that every residence and business utilize three color-coded bins for trash, recycling and compost. People who don’t comply with the city ordinance can face fines of up to $500.

Beyond the legal side of things, people in the Bay Area simply look for greener ways to live life. You don’t see people littering as much as other places, and the nearby state and national parks are fiercly protected by citizens and the local government.

Junk King has the goal to spread this ‘Bay Area Green Outlook’ to the rest of the country through our green junk removal program.  As new Junk King franchises open across the country, we hope to promote green living in each specific destination.

Recycling Computer Equipment

Published on March 23, 2010 in Green Junk Removal, Junk Removal Franchise, Recycling and junk hauling. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

It is undeniable that humans have contributed to a growing environmental crisis. Our civilization has placed an exteme burden on the planet’s natural resources and many eco-systems.  Even though it will be an uphill climb, we need to start taking action to reverse these effects before it’s too late.

There are a myriad of ways that people can contribute to the green movement: from recycling newspapers to driving modern electric cars. I’d like to focus on one specific way that people can contribute – recycling computer equipment.  Throwing away used computer hardware, laptops, LED monitors, hard drives, RAM, webcams, batteries or any similar equipment can have a devastating effect if the junk ends up in our landfills.

From nysscpa.org: Most of the environmental concerns with computers lie with the monitor, specifically its cathode ray tube (CRT). Each color monitor contains, on average, four to five pounds of lead, considered hazardous waste when disposed of, according to EPA standards. Computers also contain other hazardous materials, including mercury, cadmium (a known carcinogen), and hexavalent chromium (shown to cause high blood pressure, iron-poor blood, liver disease, and nerve and brain damage in animals).

Because of the rate of technological progression and the need to ‘upgrade’ to the latest computer equipment, people very often end up with ‘junk’ hardware sitting around the house.   Whether its that humongous computer monitor sitting in a dusty corner or a box of used keyboards and wires, it can be difficult for some of us to make the effort to properly dispose of these technological relics.  It is extremely important that when this computer junk is thrown out, it is recycled in a responsible manner so that it stays out of our country’s landfills.

For those who don’t have the time or manpower to properly dispose of their computer equipment, Junk-King offers an affordable, efficient, and eco-friendly junk removal service.