EZ Clean Up

What EZ Clean Up does

EZ Clean Up is a privately held, Philadelphia-based junk removal and property cleanout operator founded in 2004, serving residential homeowners, commercial businesses, and contractors across seven counties in southeastern Pennsylvania and central/southern New Jersey. The company runs a fleet of 12-yard trucks and offers full-service junk hauling, comprehensive property cleanouts (estate, basement, garage, attic, yard, hoarding, foreclosure), licensed demolition for interior and light structural projects, roll-off dumpster rentals, and a Cash for Junk Cars program covering cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles, buses, RVs, and ATVs. Pricing is usage-based on the share of truck space occupied (⅛ truckload minimum up to a full load), with same-day service availability, free on-site estimates, transparent fees, multiple payment methods including Zelle/Venmo/CashApp, and a 10% senior discount. Roughly 90% of hauled material is recycled or repurposed, and customer bills are credited when items are resold or donated.

The underlying technology stack is deliberately lightweight: standard trucks, a WordPress/Elementor website with an online booking system, a 24/7 phone line, local SEO across county-specific landing pages, and an extensive 160+ article content hub ("Trash Talk" blog). The company holds a PA Contractor's License (PA112494), a Philadelphia Business License (211715/36413), and the Google Guaranteed badge. There is no mobile app, no API, and no disclosed proprietary software; differentiation rests on local reputation (4.8–4.9 stars across Google/Yelp), eco-friendly disposal practices, and operational responsiveness rather than technology.

Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via phone and online booking, supplemented by organic search and content marketing; no resellers or aggregator partnerships are evident beyond a referral partnership with Liberty Demolition for larger structural projects. Revenue is generated through per-job hauling fees, dumpster rental, demolition service fees, and transactional vehicle purchase payments, with no enterprise contracts, subscription, or retainer model. EZ Clean Up appears to be a bootstrapped, owner-operated regional services business with limited but stable scale.

Name

EZ Clean Up

Legal name

EZ Clean Up

Website

https://ezcleanup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EZ Clean Up is a privately held Philadelphia-based junk removal and cleanout company serving residential, commercial, and contractor customers across seven PA and NJ counties with usage-based truck hauling, demolition, dumpster rental, and cash-for-junk-cars services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management and Junk Removal Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Collection (562111), Other Waste Collection (562119)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSAKALAA

Residential Junk Removal & Hauling

Home & Personal Services/Moving, Storage & Relocation Services/Junk Removal, Hauling & Cleanout Services

SECONDARYHSAKALAD

Estate Cleanout Services

Home & Personal Services/Moving, Storage & Relocation Services/Junk Removal, Hauling & Cleanout Services

SECONDARYHSAKALAE

Hoarding & Extreme Cleanout Services

Home & Personal Services/Moving, Storage & Relocation Services/Junk Removal, Hauling & Cleanout Services

SECONDARYHSAKALAF

Foreclosure/REO & Eviction Cleanouts

Home & Personal Services/Moving, Storage & Relocation Services/Junk Removal, Hauling & Cleanout Services

Keywords

• Junk removal services
• Property cleanout services
• Cash for junk cars
• Demolition contracting
• Dumpster rental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Junk Removal Services: Usage-based pricing where customers pay only for the space their junk occupies in the truck, ranging from ⅛ to full truckload. This is the primary revenue stream for residential and commercial junk removal.
2. Dumpster Rental: Roll-off dumpster rentals in various sizes for customers who prefer self-removal. Company delivers and hauls away filled dumpsters.
3. Cash for Junk Cars: Company pays cash for junk vehicles including cars, trucks, RVs, motorcycles, boats, and buses in any condition.
4. Demolition Services: Licensed demolition contractors offering light interior demolition as well as larger projects like sheds, decks, and pools. Includes debris removal after demolition.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EZ Clean Up is a full-service junk removal and hauling company that physically loads, hauls, and disposes of unwanted items for residential, commercial, and contractor customers using 12-yard trucks. Customers are charged only for the space their junk occupies in the truck (⅛ minimum to full truckload), with same-day service available, free on-site estimates, and approximately 90% of hauled items recycled or repurposed. The company also offers property cleanouts (estate, basement, house, garage, attic, hoarder situations), cash-for-junk-cars for vehicles in any condition, licensed demolition, and roll-off dumpster rentals.

Product overview

EZ Clean Up is a local junk removal service company operating in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and surrounding counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The company offers a unified service platform combining junk removal, property cleanouts, vehicle removal, demolition, and dumpster rental. Core offerings include residential and commercial junk removal (priced by truck space used), comprehensive cleanout services for estates, basements, garages, and hoarder situations, cash-for-junk-cars for vehicles in any condition, and licensed demolition contracting for interior and structural projects. The company utilizes 12-yard trucks and charges customers only for the space their junk occupies, not full truckloads. Additional services include specialized hauling for appliances, electronics, furniture, construction debris, and yard waste, as well as dumpster rentals for self-service projects. EZ Clean Up emphasizes eco-friendly disposal, recycling approximately 90% of collected items and crediting customer bills when items can be resold or donated.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Junk Removal Services Full-service junk removal covering residential, commercial, and same-day pickup. Crews load, haul, and dispose of items including furniture, appliances, electronics, construction debris, and yard waste using 12-yard trucks. Customers pay only for the space their junk occupies, from ⅛ truckload minimum to full truckload.
• Clean Out Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of junk hauled is recycled or repurposed
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Liberty DemolitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEZ Clean Up partners with Liberty Demolition for larger or structural demolition projects that require specialized services beyond light demolition. This partnership allows EZ Clean Up to offer comprehensive demolition services to customers while referring complex projects to a trusted partner.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Republic Services: Large publicly listed waste and recycling hauler serving municipal, commercial, and industrial customers across the US. Overlaps with EZ Clean Up's commercial waste and recycling streams but operates nationally with recurring municipal contracts rather than on-demand residential hauling.
• Waste Management: Largest North American waste and environmental services company offering residential, commercial, and industrial collection plus recycling. Competes with EZ Clean Up at the high end of commercial and bulk pickup work and in municipal recycling, but does not focus on on-demand residential junk removal.

Direct peers

• Junk King: Large national junk removal franchise with eco-friendly recycling emphasis and usage-based pricing. Directly mirrors EZ Clean Up's ⅛-to-full truckload model and recycling positioning, competing for the same homeowner and small commercial segments.
• LoadUp Technologies: Tech-enabled junk removal platform with upfront pricing, online booking, and broad US coverage. Competes with EZ Clean Up for the same direct-to-consumer customer, using a technology-led acquisition approach rather than a regional truck-fleet model.
• Bin There Dump That: National dumpster rental franchise specializing in residential-friendly roll-off bins. Overlaps with EZ Clean Up's dumpster rental add-on product and competes for the same renovation and cleanout customer.
• College Hunks Hauling Junk: National franchise combining junk removal with moving and labor services, serving residential and commercial customers with same-day bookings. Comparable to EZ Clean Up on service mix (hauling, demolition-adjacent work) and target customer, but operating at national scale with franchise model.
• JDog Junk Removal & Hauling: Veteran-franchised junk removal operator with residential and commercial haul service plus dumpster rentals. Comparable to EZ Clean Up on multi-service offering (haul + dumpster) and regional franchise structure.
• 1-800-GOT-JUNK: National junk removal franchise offering full-service residential and commercial hauling with usage-based pricing. Direct competitor to EZ Clean Up on truck-based junk removal model, scale, and pricing approach, but with far larger geographic coverage and brand spend.

Regional players

• Haul Junk Faster (or similar regional Philly operator): Other smaller Philadelphia-area junk removal and hauling operators competing in the same city and county footprint as EZ Clean Up. They constrain pricing and customer acquisition locally, but typically lack EZ Clean Up's multi-service breadth and same-day coverage.

Others

• Liberty Demolition: EZ Clean Up's actual referral partner for larger or structural demolition projects in the Philadelphia area. Partner rather than competitor; relevant for understanding EZ Clean Up's service coverage and overflow economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/junk_removal_pa
• Facebookfacebook.com/junkremovalphiladelphia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ez-clean-up

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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