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After the move · Plano, TX

Post-Move Junk Removal in Plano, TX

Nobody warns you how much cardboard a move produces. It fills a two-car garage faster than the furniture did, and there is no bin in Plano large enough to make a dent in it.

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  • Cardboard recycled, not tipped
  • Displaced furniture in the same visit
  • Cleared from the garage, not the kerb
  • Common in Frisco and Prosper new builds
Junk Koala Plano crew loading a sofa past stacked moving boxes on a Plano driveway

The garage is not a recycling bin

A three-bedroom move generates enough flattened cardboard to fill a car several times over, plus wrap, foam, packing paper and the crates that furniture arrived in. Kerbside recycling takes a fraction of it per week, which means the garage becomes the holding area for a month.

The Frisco and Prosper new-build corridor produces the most extreme version of this, because a move-in is frequently followed by furniture deliveries, appliance deliveries and a finish-out project — each with its own packaging.

One visit clears the lot, and cardboard goes to recycling rather than landfill.

What a post-move pickup usually contains

  • Flattened moving boxes
  • Bubble wrap, foam and packing paper
  • Furniture crates and pallets
  • Appliance packaging and polystyrene
  • Old furniture displaced by new pieces
  • Mattresses that came along but are being replaced
  • Broken items discovered on unpacking
  • Rugs and curtains that do not suit the new house

Bulky but light is good news

Cardboard fills a truck fast and weighs almost nothing, which is exactly the sort of load volume pricing suits.

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FAQ

Post-Move Junk Removal in Plano, TX — common questions

Should I flatten the boxes first?
Yes, if you can. Flattened cardboard takes roughly a fifth of the truck space, and truck space is what you are paying for.
Do you recycle the cardboard?
Yes. Clean cardboard goes to recycling — it is one of the easiest materials in a load to route properly.
Can you take the old furniture at the same time?
Yes, and it is worth combining. One visit for the packaging and the displaced furniture together is much better value than two bookings.
How soon after moving in should I book?
Once the unpacking has genuinely finished, not partway through. Otherwise you will be booking twice.

Ready when you are

You point. We haul. That is the whole arrangement.

Book a window online, or send a few photographs and get a free quote back first. Residential or commercial, one item or an entire property.

Or call (469) 347-3190

  • No obligation to book
  • Price before we load
  • Residential & commercial

The Plano branch

Junk Koala Plano

4013-4017 14th St, Ste 205
Plano, TX 75074

(469) 347-3190
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