Furniture Removal in warren & Youngstown, Ohio

Any professional and reputable hauling firm will be fully insured and bonded. This also serves as one indicator of a company’s reliability: certified companies must maintain set levels of competence to retain their insurance – and their reputation. Express Junk Removal is fully insured, so you and our staff are protected when we perform junk hauling services.

​It’s also good to know you’re fully protected if anything should get damaged in the process. Remember, you are risking disaster if you hire a company that is not insured.

When it comes to disposing of furniture, recycle, reuse, reduce certainly applies. As our children know well these three terms are often used when talking about waste. Recycling is using trash to remake new goods that can be sold again. reusing is finding a new way to use trash so that we don’t have to throw it out, and reducing is cutting back on the amount of trash we make.

​And recycling is definitely a viable option when you need to get rid of your old pieces. Most of the time!

​Because there can be questionable materials inside of some furniture pieces, which we address at length in the next section, recycling is not always an option. But the good news is that most furniture can be recycled most of the time.

​So, why should you consider recycling your furniture and what are the benefits?

• Recycling conserves finite natural resources, which is critical as the population grows
• Recycling conserves up to 95% of the freshwater used to process many materials
• Recycling prevents waste from going into oceans
• Protects forests which help to reduce CO2 emissions
• Reduces use of fossil fuel energy, which reduces CO2 emissions
• ​Whether it’s simply a matter of needing to downsize and get rid of some furniture, or you have to replace household items like old furniture, recycling these pieces is a great option.
• In addition, things break, wear out, or unusable.

​The default choice is to simply toss things out. But adding to the municipal waste stream and the local landfill isn’t really the best choice.

​With a little planning and forethought, much of our old household or office furniture can be utilized or disposed of in other ways, like being sent to a recycle center.

Recycling furniture present a few challenges when it comes to hazardous materials. Many lower-end pieces of furniture such as tables, office chairs, desks and cabinets are made of treated wood or wood-based composites, and often have veneers of man-made materials.

​This creates problems when recycling these pieces. These materials cannot be used for the more common applications like mulch and so one because of the chemicals in the varnishes, paints, adhesives and other wood treatment products.

​So, unless you have very old furniture, or very high-end all-wood furniture, it is likely to be constructed with less-expensive particleboard and chipboard materials. The problem is that these products are not recyclable.

​Some communities do have programs for processing treated wood and similar materials. If you find, however, that there are no programs in your area that accepts treated wood the best option for these types of furniture is to find a new home for them or find a way to reuse or repurpose them.

​When it comes to almost every sofa, couch, recliner, or padded office chair manufactured has the same problem with the materials in the cushions. These are usually difficult to recycle since the materials are often toxic.

​Fortunately, you often can recycle the cushions if they are made of polyurethane foam and you can find a commercial source for recycling. Unfortunately, many municipal recycling facilities do not take any type of foam materials.

​On the other hand, since the remainder of the furniture piece will likely be made of wood, fabric, plastic and metal, most of these materials can be easily recycled once you have dismantled the item.

When it comes to office furniture disposal the easiest answer might seem to be to simply take everything to the local landfill. But it’s easy to overlook the fact that this can involve a great deal of labor, logistics, time and money. In addition, it requires vehicles suitable for the task and having enough personnel available to remove and haul away the old furniture items.

​Another option is to donate your old office furniture. While this can be a beneficial choice for the organization you donate to, it can still require a great amount of effort to do so efficiently. And, if yours is an especially large facility or you have numerous offices that are being upgraded or relocated, the task becomes exponentially more complicated.

​A better option can be to choose the professional route and hire a furniture removal firm, like the folks at Express Junk Removal. With a professional team working with you, the job will be done quickly, efficiently, and competently. And you won’t have to concern yourself with municipal dumping fees or waiting in line at the landfill.

​Recycling and repurposing of appropriate items will be taken care of for you, so you can have the satisfaction of helping the environment, but without having to deal with the logistics of where to take which items, and so forth.

​With our competent and well-trained team, we will ensure that every item that can and should be recycled is taken care of accordingly.

A good junk removal company will be able to arrange a pickup within a few days or even hours. The length of time will depend on the amount of business the company has booked. With Express Junk Removal, not only can we be onsite within a short time from your call, but when our truck shows up on time at your location we will provide you with a free written estimate. If you’re happy with the estimate, in most cases we can haul your items right then and there.

​Check if the company has online reservation options or discounts. Make sure they have the appropriate equipment and labor to get the job done in an appropriate time frame – and that they confirm the appointment and arrival time once the job is booked.

Even if you’re not sure if you need a dumpster rental, it’s good to have the option. Because you can often save money by renting a dumpster and filling it up yourself, this can be one solution for removing your furniture. Although this may work with smaller items like kitchen chairs or coffee table, it might not be ideal for large furniture.