Company Overview
Since 1989, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? has been featured in over 700 media stories. As we build the 'FedEx of JunkRemoval', TV, radio, newspapers, magazines and websites keep telling our 'trashy' story. Our story gets more and more exciting with each new story that is released. Here are samples of just a few.


The Wall Street Journal

A junk-removal service with global aspirations, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? is taking its business to cyberspace.
-November 2003


Fortune

By picking up what your garbage man won't, 1-800-Got-Junk? has become one of the fastest-growing franchises in America.
-October 2003


The New York Times

Mr. Lewis, a Franchise Support Manager for 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, a junk-removal company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, is happy to save his company money by traveling on the cheap.
-February 2003


USA Today

”People seem to be creating space for themselves,” says Brian Scudamore, CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, a Canadian company whose franchises have sprouted in more than two dozen U.S. cities in the past year.
- Feb 2003


CallCenter

It’s more rare to come across a company that’s spearheading standards in an industry not known for customer service.
- June 2003



THe Dallas Morning News

They’re standing on a busy Dallas intersection holding up placards as bait for packrats. They call it the Blue Wig Wave.
- Mar 2003


Entrepreneur Magazine

Furniture, appliances and other reusable items in good condition are donated to organizations like the Salvation Army.
- April 2003


The Boston Globe

They’re not garbage men. Call them junk busters.
- May 2003


San Francisco Chronicle

“Ocean Beach gets really dirty. We want to make this beach, a treasure of San Francisco, clean and pristine,” explains Tom Rypma.
- May 2003


AP

Founder calls it "The next great North American brand — in the mold of Starbucks and FedEx."
-December 2002


Fortune

Brian Scudamore knows that one man's trash is another man's treasure. His to be precise.
- September 2002


Fast Company

Since 1989, Brian has developed a network of franchisees and embraced the Web, (with an e-commerce system called JunkNet) to keep his fast-growing operation free of clutter.
- Feb 2003


The Philadelphia Inquirer

The stock trader gave up on Wall Street to buy a 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise.
- July 2002
Company Summary
Name
1-800-GOT-JUNK?
Industry
Number of Employees
1-10
Phone
(262) 436-1307
Location
7320 W Florist Ave Ste C
Milwaukee, WI
53218-1856