Junk Removal in Carrboro, NC

Hey there, we’re McJunk. Bonnie and Patrick own the company together. They’re Raleigh natives, and one of them is on site for every single job, Carrboro ones included. We’re a female co-owned company, licensed and fully insured.

“I am huge on recycling and knowing that McJunk not only recycles but gives back to my community makes me glad I choose them!”
Heather G., McJunk customer

Recycling matters to us too. You show us what has to go, whether it’s in an upstairs bedroom, a packed attic or a shed out back. We lift it, load it and drive it away. A single truck of ours holds up to 20 cubic yards.

Getting it gone

1. Snap some photos. Send them by text to (919) 850-4377, or use the quote form on our site, which holds up to 5 photos.
2. We send a quote and find a time. Crews run Monday to Saturday, 8am to 5pm. A free visit in person is fine too.
3. We load up and head out. Expect a heads-up call about 15 to 20 minutes before we arrive. Afterward, good stuff gets donated and recyclables get recycled.

Your price depends on volume, meaning how much room your things take in the truck. If it fills less than we figured, the price drops. It won’t go above the estimate.

Carrboro junk removal, no curb required

Some junk is easy to drag to the curb. A sleeper sofa on the second floor or a garage you can’t walk through is not.

That’s where we come in. You don’t have to drag anything outside. Old furniture removal is a big part of what we do, and common loads include:

• Couches, futons, mattresses and bed frames
• Washers, dryers, refrigerators and other old appliances
• Old TVs, laptops, printers and monitors
• Tires, storm limbs and other yard waste
• Boxes from the attic, a closet or a storage shed
• Debris from a remodel

Hot tubs, old sheds and other outdoor structures can go too. Take a look at our household junk removal services for the full picture.

Move-outs and lease turnovers

Move-out day can leave a real mess behind. A tenant might leave a couch on the porch, a couple of old mattresses and a kitchen full of trash bags. A unit like that can’t be shown again until it’s empty.

We clear apartments, condos and rental houses, plus foreclosure cleanouts, so the painters, cleaners or carpet installers can start sooner. We know how to work big furniture down narrow stairs and around tight corners. Send a few pictures of the unit to (919) 850-4377, and we’ll price it. Book before the next lease starts. Landlords can read more about our rental property cleanouts.

Hoarder cleanouts, handled kindly

A hoarder cleanout with us begins with a phone call, never with a crew showing up out of the blue. The caller might live in the home. It might be an adult child calling about a mom or dad, or a landlord, real estate agent, social worker or case manager. We listen first. There’s no charge for the estimate and no pressure to book.

Some people want to go slow and have a say in what stays. For them, we set up staging areas and sort each item into keep, donate or haul, one room at a time. Other families want the house cleared in one push. Either way, we carry everything, and we wear protective gear when things are unsanitary. An owner is always on site, and we keep it quiet and respectful. Hazardous, chemical and biological waste stays off our trucks, and deep cleaning is a job for a cleaning company. Learn how our hoarder cleanout services work.

When a parent’s house needs emptying

Losing a parent, or helping one move to assisted living, usually leaves a full house behind. Emptying it alone is a lot. Adult children and executors book our estate work, and so do realtors and attorneys acting for a family. Downsizing works the same way, when a longtime homeowner is moving somewhere smaller.

First, the family walks through and pulls out what matters most, like letters, family photos and keepsakes promised to the grandkids. Nobody has to sort the rest. Then we empty every room, the attic, the basement, the garage and any sheds. Family members far away can set it all up by phone. If nobody can meet us at the house, we’ll work out another plan. Find out more about our estate cleanout services.

Offices and shops

Businesses collect clutter too, same as any house. Our commercial crews pick up desks, chairs and cubicle parts, along with IT equipment and bankers boxes full of old files. Contractors can call us to clear light construction debris from a job. Need a few rooms emptied for new furniture, or the whole space taken to bare walls after a closing? We can do either. We’ll come after hours so your staff can keep working, and once credit is set up, we can bill your business account. Visit our commercial junk removal page for details.

What happens to your junk

We aim to keep 80% of every haul away from the landfill. Every load gets sorted after pickup. The Habitat for Humanity ReStore can use furniture and home improvement items. The SPCA and Saving Grace shelters take old towels and sheets. Toys for Tots gets the toys, local teachers and Step Up Ministries get school and office supplies, and food banks get food. Anything metal, plus anything with a power cord or batteries, goes to scrap metal recycling. The county landfill only gets the leftovers, like a broken chair frame or a stained mattress. Our page on where the junk goes names each stop.

Where we work

We cover all of Carrboro, North Carolina, from downtown to the edges of town. Nearby towns we serve have their own pages: Chapel Hill, Durham and Hillsborough. Our home base is the McJunk office in Raleigh, Suite S-7 at 3100 Stony Brook Dr. Learn more about the company and its owners, or go to the McJunk home page to see every service.