Junk is what people throw away. Perhaps, all of us have some
amount of junk lying around the garage, the closets, at the
backyard and somewhere around the house. At some future date, we
shall ultimately dispose of these (well, ideally) to make way
for a new set of more junk.
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Many people have a lot of junk and everyone wants to get rid
of them. Very often, they even hire people just to dispose those
junks for them. Have you gone around your neighborhood lately?
If you did, you must have passed some television sets lying
outside someone's door or front lawn, maybe a baby's crib, or
maybe a box of old toys, an old drawer or cabinet and many other
items marked "Free". If you drive behind some
retailing stores and shopping malls, you can also find disposal
bins filled with perfectly good corrugated cartons and old
newspaper. All you need to do is to pick up the items and they
are yours.
This simply means that there is a big opportunity to make a
decent living by helping people get rid of their junk and/or
collecting what they throw away.
How
to Get Started:
Initially, you can set yourself a perimeter of operation. You
do not have to go very far.
You can start within your neighborhood. Distribute some small
flyers saying that you will haul away any of unwanted items or
you will collect their old newspapers on a specified day of the
week. You may also offer to clear garages, basements or attics
for a fee. Then place these flyers on houses door-to-door, or on
the windshields of cars. A door-to-door approach is much better,
as it gives you the opportunity of talking with the homeowners
personally, and making you familiar to them.
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What
You Need to Know:
You will need to find a place for the junk you collect and
remove. Find out where local landfills are located and know
their policies. There might be charges or fees for bringing your
stuff in. You may also need dumping permits in some areas, so
check with your city and county offices.
It is a good idea to learn about dumping regulation. Some
items are more difficult to get rid of than others. For example,
you cannot just dump a refrigerator or an old stove anywhere.
Old tires are another hard-to-dump item. There are specific
places for specific items. However, if you have a big space in
your location, you can keep these items for refurbishing and
stock them for your junkyard operation.
There is a big market for many items that many people want to
get rid of. So, explore the option of sales to second hand
stores or establish your own. In fact, you can collect other
people's junk on the weekdays and open your own junk store only
on Saturdays and Sundays-right in your front yard. You can sell
the items in flea markets, or your own garage sale!
Now, all that is left for you to do is to get busy.
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