Holding on while letting go: Meghan Yuri Young’s fresh start

Navigating clutter after losing a loved one can feel overwhelming, but letting go is often the first step toward healing. Meghan Yuri Young shares how sorting through her late father’s belongings helped her honor his memory and transform her home into a place of fresh possibilities.

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Decluttering

Declutter and organize before the holidays: your guide to a stress-free season

Practical tips for decluttering your Home from professional organizer Jennifer Johnson to declutter your home for a smooth transition into the festive season.

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Renovations

How to organize for a room makeover

Transform your room with a makeover using this guide! Discover how decluttering and organizing with 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Can revolutionize your home.

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How to make moving an easy, stress-free experience

Follow our 14 tips to help you prepare for a move, organize the actual moving day, and make your new house feel like a home!

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Your guide to clutter-free holiday gifting

To help you limit the clutter this holiday season, we are sharing our top six tips for junk-free gifting!

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Decluttering

Declutter Your Home and Life with Jordan Page and 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

When clutter starts being overwhelming, we are happy to help take it all away. See everything that our trucks can fit in our latest influencer collaboration!

October 3, 2024
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Our weirdest junk items from 2024

Sure we can take your old mattresses and couches, but you would not believe the crazy things our teams have hauled away. Keep reading and see the weirdest junk items we’ve taken.

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How mattresses are recycled from start to finish

What happens in a mattress recycling facility?  We'll let you know all the details of how mattresses are broken down, the materials get separated, and recycled or repurposed. You’ll be a mattress recycling expert!

July 6, 2023
Renovations

DIY expert Dawson Hoppes and 1-800-GOT-JUNK? make a year’s worth of clutter be gone in minutes

We partnered with DIY expert Dawson Hoppes to haul away a year's worth of renovation clutter from his biggest project to date.

January 5, 2024
Furniture

How to donate a couch

Learn how to donate your old couch instead of letting it go to the junkyard. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is here to make your couch donation easy!

November 28, 2023