How to Downsize Your Mukilteo Home Without Filling a Landfill

June is the busiest time of the year for moves in Mukilteo. So perhaps it’s not surprising that a lot of June is spent on logistics like packing boxes and filing change-of-address forms. The part that people put off, until it’s just not feasible anymore, is downsizing.

In an established home, it’s common for every closet and corner to hold something you’ve outgrown. And the last thing you want to do is pay a moving crew to haul a broken dresser across town. A little planning, and the right help, can keep that weight off the truck and out of the landfill.

To Downsize Your Mukilteo Home, Sort Before Packing

The most surefire way to shrink a move is to decide on each item once. Walk through each room and put everything into one of four piles: keep, donate, sell, or remove. When in doubt, be skeptical of keeping items you’re not sure about. If you have a rowing machine but haven’t touched it in a year, it probably doesn’t make sense to move to a new place.

Sorting first is a great way to make sure you only pay to move what you want. The move itself will be faster, you won’t be moving into a cluttered space, and you won’t have to worry about a storage unit that way either.

Where a Mukilteo, WA, Junk Removal Company Fits In 

Moving companies are happy to move items, but they want to avoid taking items. If you have a worn mattress or dead treadmill, movers can easily move them, but realistically, it’s probably better to avoid this altogether. After all, movers charge largely by weight and time, so paying them to move items you don’t want is expensive.

A professional Mukilteo, WA, junk removal company can handle this kind of work with less hassle and at a lower cost. The Junkluggers of North Puget Sound clears the bulky items movers decline, from heavy bedroom sets and sofas to the accumulation that gathers in a garage or basement over the years. 

Why Choose Donation-First Cleanout?

Lightening the load before moving certainly lowers the bill. But there’s another benefit to clearing out before a move: you’ll have an opportunity to proactively put old items back to use in a better way.

The Junkluggers has a 100% landfill diversion goal. In plain speech, that means we keep your old belongings out of the landfill if at all possible. Donation is the first choice, and for that, we have a lot of local charity partners. When that’s not feasible, the raw materials are recycled. Only what is left over after donation and recycling gets sent to the landfill. For the items we are able to donate on your behalf, all applicable donation receipts will be provided, so the cleanout can work in your favor at tax time too. 

Cleanout Before Moving in Mukilteo

If you decide that you’d like help with your Mukilteo cleanout, scheduling early is always a good move. When you have a cleanout done a week before the movers arrive, you can be sure all the heavy discards will be gone before moving day.

If you’re getting very close to your moving day, though, you should know that The Junkluggers of North Puget Sound offers same-day and next-day appointments when the schedule allows (which is most of the time). So if your closing date is soon, you might still have time for a good cleanout.

Need Help with Your Mukilteo Cleanout Project?

The Junkluggers of North Puget Sound serves Stanwood, Everett, Marysville, Lake Stevens, Snohomish, and surrounding communities. Call 1-800-LUG-JUNK or book your free on-site estimate online to get started today. 

When in doubt, we'll lug it out®.