We Are Grateful To You For Using Us For Your Junk Hauling Needs

‘Tis better to give than receive? How do you feel about that? We like it very much.

The entire OC Junk Hauling family wish to take this moment to thank all of Orange County for giving us your business this past year. We don’t take it for granted. There are several competitors (sshhh!) you could go to or switch to, but you selected us.

Please keep your comments and reviews coming. They guide us on our path to serving you.

The other appreciation during this holiday season we would like to express is to our community partners who are the middle receivers of items we collect. As a supporter of the ‘green’ lifestyle, OC Junk Hauling really, really, works hard at staying away from landfills as much as possible with our cargo. If we can recycle or upcycle, we do.

In fact, we donate/recycle/reuse approximately 85% of the materials we remove. We are enthusiastic about recycling because it helps us provide our clients with the best prices and at the same time, we can keep Orange County clean & beautiful.

Whenever possible, we donate usable furniture, clothing, household goods, and other items to families in need. Our recycling program includes everything from household recyclables to asphalt shingles, metal, yard waste and more. If you want to ensure that your junk won’t trash the earth, use OC Junk Hauling for all your junk removal needs.

The beneficiaries are other people in the county. Because of the fires in other parts of the state, we know all too well what the faces of suffering people look like. Needing clothing or a gently used microwave or protection from someone who is trying to take an advantage has less to do with the kind of person you are and more with the circumstances you find yourself in.

We are proud to work with the following social agencies that help people in need.

Illumination Foundation

Over 55,000 people are homeless in Southern California each year. And as bad as that figure is, this is even more devastating: in Orange County, over 32,000 children are unstably housed, with 1 in 4 kids living below the poverty line.

Illumination Foundation works to break the cycle of homelessness by assessing clients to identify needs and provide immediate relief when necessary. This is followed by the care that combines housing, case management, medical care, mental health, and workforce services to decrease community dependency. Read more

Laura’s House

Adolescent dating abuse is disturbingly common in Orange County; 1 in 4 adolescents (girls and yes, even boys) is in a physically abusive relationship. That means that 1 in 4 of your children’s friends today is being hurt by a partner.

Laura’s Houseis dedicated to the prevention and treatment of Adolescent Dating Abuse, which is a pattern of behavior used to control and intimidate an adolescent partner. Read more

Human Options

“It can’t happen here,” is a phrase that is unfortunately so out of step in today’s world. Domestic violence is prevalent: 26.3% of Orange County women, as well as 40% in the state of California, report experiencing violence by an intimate partner.

Over 70% of the Human Options  budget is funded by private donations. That is where you come in. Funding from various resources gives these abused women and children the options of safety, healing, and a way forward. Read more

Goodwill of Orange County

Since 1924, Goodwill of Orange County has helped people with disabilities (mental, physical, emotional, etc.) find employment, become independent, and support themselves and their families.

Along the way it has become the OC’s leading employer with more than 900 employees and an annual budget of over $78 million. It has been recognized as one of the seven Best Companies to Work for in Orange County by OC Metro Magazine. Read more

Begins with Phone Call

By providing gently used (but no longer wanted) items or the sales proceeds of such items, these four agencies serve the needs of OC residents struggling with life’s hardships. We are honored to work with them in their missions.

And you make it possible with a single phone call to us for a pick-up job.

‘Tis better to give than receive? You bet!

Cleanup After The Holidays

Do you like to waste a day off from work doing work at your house? Think about it. That is exactly what you are doing when you spend Christmas day & the next day cleaning up from the holiday festivities. Same applies with New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Some smart planning on your part, which includes calling OC Junk Hauling, will be to your advantage.

Thinking Inside the Box

The same box procedure we advised in previous blogs about removing clothing clutter, applies here. You will have boxes for things to keep. And there will be boxes for things to be thrown out. The only difference is that the second set of boxes will contain trash bags to be filled. These will be the items OC Junk Hauling will take away for you.

• Wrapping paper, after it’s all been torn off gifts, has a box waiting for it. Wrapping paper to be saved goes in the other box.
• The clean-up of bottles & cans of soda, beer or other liquid refreshments from Christmas and New Year’s Eve parties will be easier if you set aside boxes for them to be tossed into right away— instead of adding to the housekeeping nightmare that most holiday parties become on the day after.
• Paper plates, cups, and napkins go in a box (oh no, you are not going to use the fine china or even the weird china that cousin George brought you from his last overseas trip from wherever). Dinnerware will be left all over the place by guests. Do you want to wash all that or just slide disposables into a box?

Bathroom Before & After

You are having guests in your home. They may or may not stay in the party room or go into the kitchen, but most certainly at some point they will use your bathroom. Perhaps several times. For sanitary reasons, you will need to perform the same cleaning tasks before and after the party or dinner.

• Use household cleaner, paper towels, and brushes to wipe down any dirty areas in the bathroom. This includes counters, mirrors, toilet bowl & seat, and the floor.
• Empty out trash cans, add new liners, and have replacement liners on standby.
• Buy an inexpensive set of hand towels to supply/refill the room throughout the night. This way your guests aren’t “cleaning their hands” on towels that have been used by a dozen people before them.
• Put a fresh new dispenser or bar of soap, as well as bathroom tissue itself, in the bathroom.

The “before” used items will await in a trash bag for similar used items to be thrown in from the day after clean-up.

With all this preparation in mind, you will be in an almost “set it and forget it mode.” You just need to call us at OC Junk Hauling (949-424-9265) to make arrangements for the pick-up date and hours preferred. We’ll give you a no-charge hauling estimate. If you’re happy then you can enjoy the days leading up to the holidays, confident that you can party with family and friends because you have the clean-up end-game covered.

Donate Your Clutter

One person’s trash is another’s treasure. At no time is that truer than during the holiday season when unwanted toys cluttering up your child’s room or the garage could be recycled and upcycled. Toys your child has outgrown can be hauled away for a donation to a service agency.

Problem is getting your child to part with the toy. To help solve this dilemma, we searched the internet for processes that others said worked for them.

Child Convincing Choices

Anne, responding to this question in Stretcher.com wrote that she initiated a conversation with her daughter about less fortunate kids who would give special love to her toys. Her daughter’s response was unique. “She came up with the idea of asking the toy itself (!) whether it would like to go and help another child have fun. We then had this rather amazing scene where she asked each toy and then listened to its (silent) response.”

Some toys were “eager” to go, others not so. “We were able to say goodbye to about half of them while respecting her emotional attachment, and she gained new compassion for others. The scene is one I’ll never forget!”

There are other worthwhile suggestions in the article on this Stretcher.com web page.

Zina at the Let’s Lasso the Moon website suggests a clever psychological maneuver. Capitalize on the child appreciating “growing up” a little. Then select a toy more age-appropriate for a younger child. Then ask your kid, “Do you remember when you were a kindergartner and you used to play with this all the time? Should we give it to another four-year-old to enjoy?”

Amy Trager, a certified professional organizer, is quoted in Fatherly.com as suggesting you begin giving your child some insight to clutter control.  “Limit the space they have to store their toys,” she says. “Tell the child they can keep whatever toys fit into a certain bin, basket or toy chest.”

Now, we don’t think the suggestion refers to a container the size of a shoe box. Make it a good-sized box. But— when a new toy comes in, then something old and not popular must move to a donation box. It’s not being thrown away by you. It is just moving on to another child’s “in” box.

Clutter does not have to be old newspapers and dozens of half-empty paint cans. It can be composed of perfectly functional items such as unused— but still loved— toys.  Teach your child during the holiday season that giving his/her toys away as a donation can be as much fun as receiving.

Then call OC Junk Hauling, we will remove swing sets, peddle cars, tricycles, and boxes of toys. Call 949-424-9265 for a free estimate.