New Partnership Paves Way To A Better Future
On Census night in 2016, more than 116,000 people were estimated to be homeless in Australia—58% were male, 21% were aged 25–34 and 20% identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. The rate of homelessness (which takes into account population density) is 50 out of every 10,000 people. When the JUNK brand was created […]
JUNK Treasure: Diamonds In the Rough
JUNK is dedicated to its mission of reducing landfill and recycling wherever possible. Part of the JUNK Culture is to up-cycle as much material as possible. It’s evident that across the jobs we collect from: ‘One man’s trash is another man’s treasure’. It quickly became an integral part of the JUNK mission to showcase to […]
Help Boost Children’s Literacy In Australia
As part of the roll-out of the JUNK-Kidz Library, JUNK.com.au has hundreds of books ready to be donated. So we went on the search for an organisation that shared our concerns for children’s literacy in Australia. None were as passionate and driven as the ‘Streets Library’, founded in 2015 by Sydney resident Rob Lowe. Streets […]
5 Ways Clutter Can Affect Your Everyday Life
Junk or clutter can have a powerful grip on our lives and affect our day-to-day mood, productivity and health without even knowing it. After doing some heavy research on the matter, we have come up with five ways clutter can affect your life. 1. Clutter increases stress. People with homes full of unfinished projects and […]