[This article was originally published in June 2010 and has been expanded and updated.]
There comes a time in every household when old pieces of furniture need to be disposed of. And furniture removal ain't easy!
Maybe the kids have gone off to college and you've decided to buy some more upscale furniture. But how do you get rid of the old pieces?
No matter how large of a house you live in, almost everyone has a limit to how much furniture they can keep around. And if you've upgraded from your old, not-so-nice-anymore pieces of furniture, you probably don't want them around anyway.
It could be that your older furniture is still in good condition but has gone past it's "in fashion" date.
Or perhaps the grandkids and your new puppy have been hard at work on your old couches and coffee tables. And now new replacements are in order.
Regardless of the reasons, replacing furniture usually means getting rid of the old stuff. And if you're the eco-conscious consumer that you'd like to think you are, the question you're asking yourself is, "Can getting rid of my old furniture be done in an eco-friendly way?"
And, if you've tried moving old furniture by yourself recently, a natural follow-up question would be, "How can I get someone else to do all the heavy lifting?"
We've all seen it.
The old sofa sitting on a sidewalk or on the dirt shoulder of a backroad. Or maybe it's the sad and badly worn recliner plopped out in a vacant lot with a sign on it that reads, "FREE."
While this might seem like a quick and easy way to dispose of those old furniture pieces you no longer want, it's most definitely NOT the way to do that.
For one, it's illegal in almost every state and, two, it's just not cool.
On the other hand, if your old but unwanted furniture is still in good and usable condition, you have other disposal options ranging from selling it to gifting it to family or friends to donating it to a local non-profit.
And, if your old furniture items are beyond "gently used" and in no shape to be sold nor donated, there's still a far better option than illegal dumping or even hauling them to the local landfill.
There is a genuinely green and eco-friendly option for old furniture.
Making the decision to recycle your old furniture is a big one, because it can end up impacting the environment around us.
That's because, without recycling, most all of it ends up filling landfills.
As one source points out,
According to the EPA, furniture waste [f-waste] generated by Americans in 2017 totaled a staggering 12.2 million tons, and 80.2% of it went to landfill. The agency also found that only 0.3% of the f-waste that was sent to landfill was recovered for recycling.
Here are a few more reasons why recycling old furniture is eco-friendly:
So how do actually go about recycling your furniture? Here are a few ways:
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No one should have to load their own pieces of old furniture onto the back of truck and haul and unload them on their own.
In fact, some old furniture pieces are so large, bulky, and heavy that they can be a safety hazard for many people if they try to pick them up.
The good news is that Junk King specializes in old furniture removal.
Regardless of how many, how large, or if they're in your home or your place of work, the Junk King team is the preferred solution for furniture removal and furniture recycling
At Junk King, we specialize in practicing green and eco-friendly junk disposal, too!
In fact, it is at the heart of our company's mission to recycle as much of everything we pick up on every job. And we successfully recycle as much as 60 percent of the junk we bring into our sorting facilities.
Junk King provides an efficient, safe and eco-friendly furniture and junk removal service so you don’t need to worry about the pick up or disposal of your junk at home or at work.
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