Hoarding Safety Tips
Hoarding is a complex issue that requires intervention and long-term support from appropriate agencies, it can be challenging to manage. One-off clean-ups may not always be effective. If the underlying issues are not addressed, the accumulation of materials can increase. I recently came across some excellent information from Fire Rescue Victoria FRV. FRV recommends that […]
Spring Cleaning, Best 5 Tips!
Spring Cleaning is like hitting the refresh button for your home. With spring around the corner, feel lighter and brighter in your home; ready for a summer full of entertaining. Here’s our top 5 tips on spring cleaning to help get you started. There’s always cleaning to be done and easy ways to freshen up […]
TENANT JUNK: WHat to do when junk IS LEFT behind
WHAT TO DO WHEN A TENANT LEAVES JUNK From couches, old TVs, clothes and cutlery, it can all add up to a costly nuisance for property owners. Tenants are ultimately responsible for ensuring all of their belongings are removed from the premises at the end of a tenancy. It’s not always easy dealing with tenants. […]
LANDFILL IN AUSTRALIA: What can we do?
WHAT IS LANDFILL? A landfill site, also known as a tip, dump, rubbish dump, garbage dump, or dumping ground, is a site for the disposal of waste materials. Landfill is the oldest and most common form of waste disposal. According to the ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Australians generated a massive 76 million tonnes of […]
Making Your Business Environmentally Friendly pt.2
Part 2 Welcome back to the second and final part of our series discussing the ways you can make your business more environmentally friendly. JUNK.com.au is committed to reducing landfill wherever possible and we make sure that Previously we discussed setting up an environmental management system and managing your business’s energy use.In part 2 we […]
How To Make Your Business Environmentally Friendly
(Part 1) A United Nations (UN) scientific report 8 years in the making was released last month, revealing our planet is getting hotter, even quicker than first thought. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Report found that humans are responsible for the rapid rise in global warming due to CO2 emissions. It also stated […]
Minimising Rubbish Removal Zero Waste Homes
There’s more to becoming a Zero Waste home than just your ordinary rubbish removal. In this blog, we’ll show you how people from all around the world are transforming their homes to emit ‘Zero Waste’. The pressing climate crisis engulfing the world means we have to start acting on what we can do in our […]
Spring Cleaning: 8 Fast Tips To Get You Started
Spring cleaning is a great exercise to make sure your home stays clutter-free. In winter we tend to feel unmotivated and can tend to let the clutter in our homes pile up. ‘Spring cleaning’ is all about returning your living space into a fresh and organised space. Especially with Covid-19 lockdowns, we’ve seen a rise […]
Why Buy Ethical Products and Where To Get Them
It is becoming increasingly popular to shop ethical as we become more aware of our footprint on this planet. In this article, we refer to ethical as avoiding products or packaging that may cause harm to the environment. It can be hard to know where to start when it comes to shopping smarter for our […]
Junk’s Top Tips To Manage Clearing Out A Deceased Estate
Clearing out a deceased estate can often be a harrowing experience. For those still stricken with grief, it’s important to understand the best ways to deal with this task. That’s why JUNK.com.au has come up with this list of top tips, so you can quickly and effectively clear out a deceased estate, making the task […]