Junk Removal, Bin Rentals and Material Delivery
Junk Alert runs junk removal, roll-off bin rental and material delivery across Toronto and the GTA from one yard on Weston Road in York. Open seven days a week from 7am.
One yard, three kinds of work
Most people arrive here with one of three problems. Something has to leave the property, something has to arrive at it, or a renovation is producing waste faster than the city will collect it. Those are genuinely different jobs, and putting them on one page would serve none of them well.
The distinction that matters most is who does the lifting. If you want the work done for you, that is junk removal: a crew arrives, carries everything out from wherever it sits, and takes it away the same visit. If you would rather load at your own pace, that is a bin.
We load it
A crew carries everything out and hauls it away in a single visit.
You load it
A roll-off bin on your drive, filled at whatever pace suits the job.
We deliver it
Mulch, soil, gravel and stone tipped where you want them, by the yard.
Prices published
Load, bin and per-yard rates are on the pricing page before you call.
Toronto and the GTA
Sixteen municipalities covered from a base on Weston Road in York.
Seven days from 7am
Weekends included, because most clearances happen on days off.
Read the reviews on Google
Why the three run off the same trucks
The third line runs the trucks in the opposite direction. A vehicle heading to the transfer station with a load would otherwise return empty, so it comes back carrying mulch, screened soil, aggregate or decorative stone instead. That is an operational advantage rather than a marketing line.
Every rate is published, and your job is confirmed before it is booked, so you have the number before a truck is dispatched or a bin leaves the yard. Photos of the load and the driveway usually remove any need for a site visit first.
Which one you need
| A few heavy items and no way to move them | Junk removal, because the carrying is the job |
|---|---|
| A renovation running across several days | A bin, left on site so trades can keep working |
| Soil, brick, concrete or roofing tear-off | A 4 or 5 yard fill bin, or we load it by the cubic yard |
| A whole property to empty before a closing | Junk removal, booked as one visit with a larger crew |
| Beds to top up or a lawn to rebuild | Material delivery, sold and tipped by the yard |
| Genuinely not sure which fits | Send photos and we will tell you which costs less |
| Waste piling up faster than the city collects | A bin, sized to the driveway rather than the project |
Not sure which of the three you need? Describe the job and we will tell you which costs less. Call (647) 905-8815 · Open seven days, 7am to 5pm
The three service lines
Junk Removal
Two of us arrive, carry everything out from wherever it sits, sweep the space and haul it away.
See junk removal
Bin Rental
We drop a roll-off where you want it and collect it when you are finished, on the date we agreed.
Compare bin sizes
Materials Delivery
Mulch, gravel, topsoil and decorative stone, tipped where you want it. Contractor volumes available.
See materials delivery- Junk Removal in Toronto. Two of us arrive and carry everything out from wherever it sits, whether that is a basement, an attic or a third-floor walk-up. Nothing has to reach the curb first. The space is swept before we leave, and metal, electronics and usable furniture are separated out before the rest is disposed of.
- Bin Rental in Toronto. A roll-off bin dropped where you want it and collected on the date agreed at drop-off. Bins suit renovations running across several days, heavy material like soil and concrete, and any clearance you would rather do an hour at a time. Sizes run from four to twenty-two yards.
- Materials Delivery in Toronto. Bark mulch, screened topsoil and triple mix, crushed stone and aggregate, and decorative river rock, all sold by the yard and tipped where you want them. Contractor volumes are arranged as standing deliveries at the start of a season rather than ordered week by week.
Choosing a bin size
Pick by the volume of what is going, not by the size of the project. If you are between two sizes, the larger bin is almost always cheaper than paying for a second haul.
- 4 yardAbout 1 pickup load
Heavy material
Concrete, soil, brick and tile, where weight fills the bin long before volume does.
- 5 yardAbout 2 pickup loads
Larger heavy loads
Dirt, concrete, brick and asphalt beyond what a 4 yard holds. Heavy material only goes in 4 and 5 yard bins.
- 10 yardAbout 3 pickup loads
Single rooms
The starting size for a one-room renovation, a bathroom strip-out or a garage clearout.
- 14 yardAbout 4 pickup loads
Kitchens and bathrooms
The usual choice for a mid-size renovation or a full basement clearout.
- 16 yardAbout 5 pickup loads
Multi-room work
A kitchen plus flooring, or two rooms stripped back in the same week.
- 20 yardAbout 6 pickup loads
Whole-floor projects
Roofing tear-offs, large estate clearances, and deck or fence removals.
- 22 yardAbout 7 pickup loads
Construction and demolition
New builds, gut jobs and sites producing bulky, lightweight waste.
Driveway space needed is roughly the bin length plus ten feet, so the truck can tilt and load. Not sure it will fit? Send a photo of the driveway and we will tell you before you book.
On the job across the GTA
Our own trucks and bins, photographed on real driveways and job sites. Tap any photo to see it full size.
Get a price in Toronto
Send a couple of photos and we will size the job and give you the number before anything is booked.
Material sold by the yard
Mulch
Pine, cedar and black mulch, fresh through the season rather than held from last year. Suits beds, borders and playground surfacing.
Topsoil and triple mix
Screened soil for levelling and grading, and triple mix blended with compost for new lawns and raised beds.
Gravel and aggregate
Crushed stone, road base, limestone screenings and sand for driveways, patios and pad preparation.
Decorative stone
River rock and river stone for beds, drainage runs and dry creek features.
How many yards do you need?
Measure the bed or the area in feet, pick a depth, and this works out the volume. Nothing is sent anywhere.
What goes on the truck
- Furniture, mattresses and box springs
- Fridges, stoves, washers and dryers
- Televisions, computers and other electronic waste
- Drywall, lumber, tile and flooring
- Scrap metal and old fencing
- Yard waste, branches and sod
- Hot tubs, sheds and play structures
- Boxes, bags and general household clutter
What cannot go on the truck
- Paint, solvents and other liquid chemicals
- Motor oil, fuel and propane tanks
- Asbestos and suspected asbestos material
- Car and marine batteries
- Medical or biological waste
- Ammunition, flares and explosives
These need a licensed hazardous waste depot. Call anyway and we will point you to the nearest municipal drop-off that takes them, so the rest of the load can still go on the truck.
Why people call us back
What customers raise unprompted on the Google profile is consistent enough to be worth stating plainly, because the things they praise are the parts of this trade that most often go wrong elsewhere. Three themes come up again and again, and all three are worth reading in their own words.
The first is that the price holds. Rates are published, every bin option states its weight allowance up front, and Flat Rate garbage loads carry no standard excess-weight charge. You know the number before anything is loaded.
- 16Municipalities on the regular route
- 3Service lines run from one yard
- 7 daysOpen every day from 7am to 5pm
The second reason is that the bin actually leaves. Collection happens on the date agreed at drop-off, not whenever a truck happens to be free. Nobody should have to phone three times over a fortnight to get their own driveway back, and that is the failure this trade is best known for.
The third is that awkward access is treated as normal work rather than as a surprise. Narrow semis, mutual drives shared between two houses, rear laneways and third-floor walk-ups are the everyday job here, and none of them is a reason to reprice on arrival.
A number that holds
Quoted before we load, from rates published on this site.
We come back for the bin
Pickup happens on the day agreed at drop-off, not whenever a truck is free.
Tight spots are normal
Narrow driveways, shared drives, laneways and awkward placements are the everyday job.
Locally owned
Calls reach the people who run the trucks, not a national booking centre.
Sorted before disposal
Metal, electronics and usable furniture come off the truck for recycling or donation.
Read the reviews yourself
They are pulled live from the Google profile rather than retyped onto this page.
How a job runs
1
Tell us what is going
Call, or text a couple of photos. We size the job from that and give you the price before anyone is dispatched.
2
Pick a window
You get a two-hour arrival window and a call when the truck is close. Bookings run seven days a week from 7am.
3
We clear it
The crew loads from wherever the items sit, protects doorways and floors on the way out, and sweeps up after.
4
It gets sorted
Metal, electronics and usable furniture are separated for recycling or donation before the rest goes to a transfer station.
Four steps, and you only need to be present for one of them. The same sequence covers a single mattress and a whole-property clearance.
What we need from you
Photos of the load and of the driveway, and an address. That is normally enough to size and price a job without a site visit. For a bin, mark the spot you want it and tell us about overhead wires, low branches or a shared drive. For material, bed measurements are better than a guess at yardage.
What happens on the day
The crew calls when the truck is close rather than arriving unannounced. On a removal they walk the property with you first, so what stays and what goes is agreed before anything moves. On a bin drop the driver checks the tilt room, sets boards under the bin if asked, and confirms the collection date before leaving.
If the job turns out bigger
It happens, usually when a basement holds more than it looked like from the stairs. The crew stops and tells you what the difference is before carrying on, rather than presenting a larger number at the end. You decide whether to clear the extra now or book a second visit.
| Photos speed everything up | A picture of the pile and the driveway usually removes the need for a site visit. |
|---|---|
| Access beats volume | Stair runs, gate widths and tilt room decide more quotes than the size of the load. |
| One size up beats two hauls | A second drop, collection and disposal run costs more than the next bin size. |
Where we work
Based on Weston Road in York, running across the city and out into the surrounding regions daily. Sixteen municipalities are on the regular route, covering the City of Toronto, York Region, Peel, Halton and Durham.
- Toronto
- North York
- Etobicoke
- Scarborough
- York
- East York
- Vaughan
- Woodbridge
- Markham
- Richmond Hill
- Mississauga
- Brampton
- Oakville
- Pickering
- Ajax
- Newmarket
Outside this list? Call anyway. We often travel further for larger jobs, and the drive is quoted with everything else rather than added afterwards.
Common questions
What does Junk Alert do?
Junk Alert provides three services from one yard on Weston Road in York. They are junk removal where a crew loads and hauls, roll-off bin rental from four to twenty-two yards, and delivery of mulch, topsoil, gravel and decorative stone by the yard. All three cover Toronto and the GTA.
Should I book a junk removal crew or rent a bin?
Book a crew when you want the work done for you in a single visit, or when items are heavy and awkward to carry. Rent a bin when the job runs over several days, when you would rather load gradually, or when the material is dense like soil and concrete.
What areas does Junk Alert cover?
Sixteen municipalities across the Greater Toronto Area, including Toronto, North York, Etobicoke, Scarborough, York and East York, plus Vaughan, Woodbridge, Markham, Richmond Hill, Newmarket, Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Pickering and Ajax. Larger jobs further out are quoted on request.
What are Junk Alert's hours?
Seven days a week, from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm, including weekends and the early morning window when most trades start. The yard is at 1575 Weston Road in York, and bookings for all three service lines run on the same schedule.
Frequently asked questions
Not for junk removal, which is priced by how much of the truck the load fills. For bins it depends on the option you pick. Volume Based and Weight Based Pricing include a stated weight allowance, with $130 per metric tonne above it, prorated. Flat Rate Based Pricing covers eligible garbage loads with no standard excess-weight charge.
It depends on the day and the area. Jobs close to the Weston Road yard can often be fitted in at short notice, while the outer regions and the spring rush need more warning. A day or two covers most single-room work comfortably.
For a junk removal job, only at the start, so you can point out what is going and what is staying. For a bin drop or a material delivery, not at all, provided the placement is clear and marked. The driver calls if anything looks different on site.
Metal, electronics and usable furniture are separated for recycling or donation. The remainder goes to a licensed transfer station. Hazardous items are not accepted at all, and we will tell you which municipal depot takes them instead.
Yes. One mattress, one fridge or one treadmill is a normal booking and gets the same arrival window as a full clearance. Single items and small pickups within 10 km start at $80, depending on the item and the location.
Yes. Renovation debris is loaded straight off site so trades keep working, and commercial clearances can be scheduled outside business hours. Landscaping crews arrange standing material deliveries at the start of a season rather than ordering week to week.
Take the larger one. A second haul means a second drop, a second collection and a second disposal run, which costs more than the gap between two sizes. If the driveway will not take the larger bin, we will say so before booking.
Usually, yes, and photos make it faster. A picture of the pile and one of the driveway is normally enough to size a job and quote it without a site visit. Most rates are also on the pricing page, and you get the number before anything is dispatched.
Tell us what is going, or what you need brought in
You get the number before anything is booked. Open seven days a week, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.