About

Welcome to the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? blog. Over several years, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? staff, franchise partners, customers, friends, and family have shared stories about the junk in our lives – from heartwarming to horrific to hmmmm?…. Our blog is a place to begin sharing these tales.  Our aim is to provide our readers with a variety of captivating stories, informative facts about junk, and tips and suggestions for dealing with clutter.  We hope to engage you with stories and information that is relevant, inspirational, motivational and fun. And of course, we hope to hear from you! How has junk affected your life? Are you comfortable with clutter in your life, or does the minimalist style inspire you?

Yes, we all have a special spot in our hearts for junk. We love it, we hate it. We keep it. We lose it. We find it! We attach to it! A myriad of emotions encircle these cycles. Why? Because our junk really does define us. An unraveling closet or disheveled attic trunk tells a story about where we’ve been, who we are. It’s personal. This is the magic of junk removal 1-800-GOT-JUNK? teams experience on the trucks daily.

Our Public Relations team hears many of these amazing stories about people and their junk from all across North America and Australia. The time has come to share them. We hope that you’ll laugh, cry and find inspiration to deal with your own unique junk situation.

So come and join us! We invite you into our blog community to experience the magic and passion of living a life with or without junk!

Tania

As a senior member of the PR team at 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, I have seen it all! I’ve collected “junk” stories of every stripe, from heart-warming to shocking to informative. On a daily basis I see new evidence that junk is a force in our lives. Just think:  reality shows are being created about compulsive hoarding; illegal dumping is rampant on the periphery of many major cities; landfills are filled to capacity. And new junk is just a short drive and a few bucks away at your local retail giant.
My years in the junk business have taught me that junk is much more than a possession. Our stuff usually has emotional value too, involving feelings of overwhelm, attachment, frustration, longing, and even fear! For others, it’s just junk that gets in the way. My passion is to share the relevant stories, experiences, and useful tidbits of information that will appeal to all people…because Everybody’s GOT JUNK!

Melinda

Public Relations Manager Melinda Berry joined the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? team earlier this year. Melinda brings to the company more than three years of PR and Media experience, having spent the last year as a Sponsorship and PR Manager for the Racing Industry in Brisbane, Australia. Previous to this role she spent two years working as the Development and PR Coordinator for Touch Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Melinda has a great understanding of how the media works and is always looking for creative angels to pitch.
In her PR Manager role, Melinda is responsible for supporting 1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchise partners in North America and Australia, through regional PR initiatives, as well as contributing to raising brand awareness about the company on a national level.

Born and raised in Australia, Melinda has a huge passion for travelling and extended her academic qualifications on her travels, successfully completing a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Management and Business at the University of Edinburgh.
She is especially excited to be writing for the new blog, Everybody’s GOT-JUNK!

Travis

In June of 2008, Travis Dudfield came right out of the journalism program at Langara College and into the role of PR Manager at 1-800-GOT-JUNK? with little more than the desire to work hard, a nose for a good story and a passion to help inform the public about the great things that this junk removal company does.
Since coming on board, Travis has really enjoyed finding all the great stories that happen every day across the 1-800-GOT-JUNK? system. One of his favorites has to be “The Lido”. If you have a few minutes you should ask him about it some time.

Most recently, Travis has tackled Twitter. Now that he has established a considerable following, he is curious to see if his ability to write with only 140 characters will help or hinder his blogging. I guess only time will tell.