Brian Scudamore's 1-800-Got-Junk is Definitely a Great Success story... Canadian of course...

Excellent business model and ideas to Apply to Many other business concepts that few are using...

Interesting though...

How Many of those innovative ideas Make others Very Successful Too...

Catch a Winner... “Twist” and Duplicate for a Nice little piece of the pie...

1-800-Got-Junk?: Branding Professionalism
http://www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/mfbs-g.../lu00060e.html

Trash talking
From startup in 2003, Just Junk's Mike Thorne expects to collect $1 million in revenues this year
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/326747

http://www.18774gojunk.com/
http://www.1877junktwogo.com/home/
http://www.1800junkusa.com/
www.justjunk.com/
http://www.ridofit.com/

Although there's always a few problems along the way...

A warning for those recycling electronics
Concerns are raised about where junk taken to free events ends up
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/...omputer18.html

Use the basic idea But Focus and Specialize on in Demand type Junk/Green Trends...

Leave the Junk and Go for the Good stuff...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xi9Xrgc7bs

http://designcorner.blinkr.net/Sprin...tion___salvage

scrap metal?
http://www.sowpub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=21116

Phil