Whether you’re moving in with your significant other, friend, or family members, these tips on how to combine belongings from two households into one will help make the entire process more organized and less stressful. Moving requires a lot of planning and organization to be done efficiently, especially when you’re merging two homes into one. If you’re feeling overwhelmed or you’re unable to do all the packing and moving, there are ...
Clutter causes stress. Don’t let decluttering do the same! Does just hearing the word “clutter” cause your stress levels to go up? You are certainly not alone, take it from your friendly green luggers who help ease the stress of our customers day-in and day-out. In fact, WebMD.com cites one study where subjects “who described their homes with positive language had a lower level of the stress hormone cortisol than [those] who described ...
Thinking of renting a dumpster for your junk removal project? Choose Junkluggers — your trusted provider of dumpster rental alternatives — instead! Leading dumpster rental alternative & junk removal expert: The Junkluggers Every once in a while, we receive calls from people looking to rent a dumpster. Some Junkluggers locations offer eco-friendly dumpster rental, sorting through items in the dumpster and identifying anything that can be upcycled, recycled, or donated to the community, making us a superior alternative ...
Earth Day — what is it and why should you care? Read, reuse, recycle, repeat. Did you know that 2020 tied with 2016 for the hottest year on record since record-keeping began in 1880? Or that 80 percent of all plastic waste ever created by humans is still in the environment? Or that, in 2018, the total generation of municipal solid waste in the USA was about 4.9 pounds per person per day? These statistics ...
Updated January 2026 | Chapter 4 of 7 Looking for trash facts, facts about trash, or facts about waste management? The numbers below pull together the most reliable, widely cited waste management statistics from the EPA, UNEP, OECD, and UN e-waste reporting—so you can understand the scale of the garbage waste problem and why smarter US waste management matters. How Much Trash the U.S. Produces Fact 1: The most recent nationwide EPA total shows ...
Updated March 2022 | Chapter 4 of 7 Society is creating junk at an alarming rate — and a lot of that junk ends up in landfills. The world has a junk problem and nothing makes it more clear than these 40 mind-blowing statistics about the amount of waste society creates, where that waste is going, and the state of recycling. Keep reading to get the details and learn how we can work together to take control ...
Going green is not just good for the world. It’s good for business, too. The global COVID pandemic has changed the way people do…well, just about everything. From fist-bumps and elbow taps replacing handshakes to Zoom, Teams, and Slack virtual conferences replacing in-person meetings, business has changed — in many ways, one could argue, for the better. For many people, a daily commute has been replaced by remote or hybrid work arrangements. Which has ...
Start the New Year off on a green note! How to tackle two resolutions at once: Get more organized AND live an eco-friendlier life! One of the most popular New Year’s resolutions is being more organized. And one of the most critical steps to organization is eliminating excess clutter. By eliminating clutter, you’ll literally have fewer things to worry about — so you can be more thoughtful and deliberate about managing what’s left ...
“Not for the weak or faint of heart”. Those are the people we’re searching for. After rigorous training and testing, only the bravest can lug. We couldn’t be prouder of our team. Who can load a truck the fastest? Who owns the most green? Hear what these men have to say about The Junkluggers (and each other…sorry Long Island). Click HERE if you think you have what it takes to be part ...
Name: Co-owner Scott Zane Opening Date: October 1st, 2013 Territory: South shore of Suffolk County Born and raised in Long Island, Scott Zane was looking for a change of pace after working in operations for Cintas and Nestlé’s Poland Spring, so after coming across The Junkluggers in an article in Long Island Business News he decided to open his own location to serve the South shore of Suffolk County. Scott, who lives with his ...
Francis Hill has been a Long Island guy all his life. Looking for the right location and education, he went down to Florida to study marine science, but ended up coming back to Long Island to intern with Merrill Lynch. He later went to Washington DC and got an undergraduate degree at American University in Business Administration in 2007. He then came back to “The Island” working for a family foundation called Adikes Foundation, a ...
Zak Raffel, 28 years old, was born in Westchester County, New York and went to the University of Vermont in Burlington earning a business administration degree. After graduation, Zak came back to New York City and was searching for a career that was right for him. Zak started selling memberships at a local gym and then worked for a wholesale manufacturer of licensed sports and entertainment photography. After these jobs, Zak got a job with ...
Mike Schmidt, 49 years old, was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Temple University in 1987 with an electrical engineering degree. After graduation, Mike led an engineering group for ACE USA, a global insurance company where he was the Vice President of Property Engineering. In 2011, Mike left the company, and then went to a non-profit in 2012. The move didn't pan out how he thought, and then on New Year's Eve Day ...
The Junkluggers were recently featured in the Long Island Business News in an article titled, “Long Island franchisee a Junklugger“. In the article, Francis Hill discussed his background and how he is the first franchisee for The Junkluggers Long Island. He will expand on his specific development and expansion plans. Josh Cohen discussed how he founded and started the business while still in college, and how he has recently started franchising the business in order ...
Furniture Sharehouse is a wonderful organization that provides free furniture to families in need in Westchester county. The Junkluggers have been proudly partnering with Furniture Sharehouse for years, providing free furniture to needy families in the area. The families we support include those who are moving into permanent housing from homeless shelters, battered women and children rebuilding their lives, victims of fires or other natural disasters, young adults aging out of foster care, and working ...
Step 1 Start small – Don’t attempt to clear an entire house in one day. This can quickly squash your motivation and cause you to procrastinate. Do it in pieces. Clear out one room at a time starting with an easier one first so that you can stay motivated to move on to the next one. When you get to a bigger more difficult room, divide the area into three or four sections and sort ...
Sharon Lowenheim, the Organizing Goddess, attended MIT, UPENN, and Wharton in addition to having worked at major corporations like Mobil, Phillip Morris and Pfizer. Sharon organizes with Ivy League polish, Fortune 500 efficiency, and New York attitude! If you’re looking to make New Year’s resolutions a reality, Sharon has the insights to make that happen and it all begins with organization. Ultimately, organization encompasses time management and even how one might approach life ...
With technology coming at us from every different angle, the process of organizing seems a daunting task. Is it better to tackle the insurmountable, or something that will yield immediate results? Sharon Lowenheim, The Organizing Goddess, recalls when VCRs first came out on the market. Sharon points out that while VCRs (or DVRs) enable you to perhaps go out with your friends and record an episode for later, these time-saving tasks actually prevent you from ...
If you’ve read Part I and Part II of this interview with Sharon Lowenheim, The Organizing Goddess, current President of NAPO-NY, you’re two steps closer toward getting organized and making your New Year’s resolutions a reality. Now, to make sure that your resolve is strong and you’re well on your way towards a Happy & Healthy New Year… Sharon cautions against giving in to the tendency to say “I’ll do it ...
With Spring cleaning on the mind and some of the implications that may hold, whether that means getting organized, interior design options, or even preparation for a home sale, the Junkluggers have reached out to an expert panel of top organizers to see what insights they might hold. Please feel free to check out their websites for more info about them. Featured (alphabetically) we have Matt Baier, Matt Baier Organizing; Jeffrey Calandra, ocd4life; Barbara Reich ...